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Fifty-Seventh
Annual Report
1926
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
AND
INEBRIATE ASYLUM
PENNSYLVANIA
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
Fifty-Seventh Annual Report
of the Managers of the
Allegheny County Workhouse
and Inebriate Asylum
For the Year 1926
PENNSYLVANIA
ILLUSTRATIONS
Allegheny County Workhouse Frontispiece
Inmates Gathering Potatoes 21
Potato Crop 47
New Reservoir 71
Farm Buildings 77
Stored Potatoes 85
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Board of Managers and Officers 8
Managers of the Allegheny County Workhouse from the beginning 9
Manager’s Report 10
Superintendent’s Report - 11-17
Comparative Statistics for the Past Ten Years 18-19
Financial Report 23-28
Statement of Operations of the Several Business Departments 29-37
General Statement 38-45
Farm Product 46
Statistics for 1926 49-69
Chaplain’s Report 73-76
Physician’s Report 79-83
Farm Report 87-90
General Statistical Report 91-106
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
Railroad and Express Office
BLAWNOX, WEST PENN’A R. R.
Eight miles north of Allegheny Station
Post Office
BLAWNOX, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENN’A
Long Distance Bell Telephone j 01g
OFFICERS
BOARD OF MANAGERS
SAMUEL R. KELLY, Pittsburgh President
W. J. ZAHNISER, Pittsburgh Vice-President and Secretary
WILLIAM S. LINDERMAN, Pittsburgh
W. C. REITZ, Pittsburgh
E. H. SWINDELL, Pittsburgh
A. J I. LESLIE Superintendent
REV. WM. M. BUZZA Chaplain
L. T. MITCHELL, M. D Physician
ROBERT R. CHALMERS Clerk
COLONIAL TRUST CO., Pittsburgh Treasurer
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MANAGERS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
From the Beginning
♦George R. White.
♦George Albree
♦Robert H. Davis....
♦Hugh S. Fleming
♦Felix R. Brunot...
*Wm. S. Bissell
♦James Kelly
*J. P. Fleming
*W. J. Anderson
♦Richard Hays
♦Hugh McNeill
*C. J. Schultz
*G W. Hailman
♦J. W. Shaw
♦D. C. White
♦Hugh S. Fleming
♦John Moorhead ...
♦John Birmingham
♦August Ammon
♦Addison Lysle
*W. A. Magee
♦C. G. Donnell
C. C. Hax
♦Win. Hill
1866 to 1874 John A. Bell 1891 to 1926
1866 to 1873 Hugh Kennedy 1895 to 1902
.1866 to 1867 *John Way, Jr 1895.to 1902
.1866 to 1870 *W. E. Harrison 1896 to 1903
.1866 to ** ♦W. H. Seif 1900 to 1903
.1866 to 1871 ♦George A. Chalfant 1902 to 1904
.1867 to 1879 *Charles Donnelly 1903 to 1903
.1870 to 1878 ♦John W. Crawford 1903 to 1909
.1872 to 1873 ♦John F. Steel 1903 to 1917
.1874 to 1875 ♦Thomas B. Riter 1903 to 1907
.1874 to 1886 *Charles Donnelly 1904 to 1906
.1875 to 1879 *W. H. Seif 1907 to 1911
.1875 to 1878 W. C. Tibby 1907 to 1910
.1878 to 1881 W. J. Zahniser 1909
1879 to 1880 *Jos. T. Nevin 1910 to 1919
.1879 to 1887 W. C. Tibby 1911 to 1912
1880 to ** Samuel R. Kelly 1912
.1881 to 1885 A. H. Willet 1917 to 1918
1881 to 1888 Walter A. Dearth 1919 to 1921
.1881 to 1894 *W. H. Seif 1919 to 1921
1886 to 1899 Cameron C. Smith 1921 to 1925
1887 to 1895 William S.Linderman 1921
1888 to 1894 W. C. Reitz 1925
.1888 to 1891 e. H. Swindell 1926
“Those dates are not on record.
♦Deceased.
LIST OF SUPERINTENDENTS
♦John McDonald 1867 to 1875
♦Henry Cordier 1870 to 1877
♦John L. Kennedy 1877 to 1881
♦Henry Warner 1882 to 1891
♦William Hill 1891 to 1896
♦Thomas P. Fleeson 1896 to 1897
♦William Hill 1897 to 1904
A. H. Leslie 1904
* Deceased.
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MANAGER’S REPORT
Blawnox, Pa., December 31, 1926.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE
ALLEGHENY PRISONS, PITTSBURGH, PA.:—
Gentlemen : —
We herewith respectfully submit the Fifty-seventh Annual
Report of the Allegheny County Workhouse, together with the
special reports of the Superintendent, Chaplain, Physician and
Farmer, for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Respectfully,
SAMUEL R. KELLY, President.
W. .1. ZAHNISER, Vice-President and Secretary.
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SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
1926
11
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE AND INEBRIATE
ASYLUM :
Gentlemen :
I herewith beg to submit the Fifty-Seventh Annual Report
of the Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum,
for the year ending December 31st, 1926.
Attached hereto and made part of the report, are the finan-
cial exhibit, operation of the industrial departments, statistical
tables, reports from the chaplain, the medical department and
the farm deputy, and you are referred thereto for detailed in-
formation.
Plans for the hospital was submitted to the Board of Man-
agers and approved, and work on the foundation is under way.
If the weather and other conditions are favorable, the Hospital
should be occupied on or about December 31st, 1927.
The Assistant Superintendent’s residence is in very bad
condition. Upon approval of your Honorable Board, it is be-
ing modernized.
During the past year the third section of the New Factory
Building has been completed. This New Factory Building is
70 ft. wide and 330 ft. long, and was completed at a total ex-
penditure of $211,089.14 as follows: —
Cash expended $165,222.64
Prison teams and Labor furnished .... 45,866.50
$211,089.14
On Thursday, July 22nd, 1926, about 2.00 P.M., Officer G.F.
Russell came into the office and reported that some of the pris-
oners employed in the Chair Factory had set fire to the shop in
two or three different places, and that he and Officer Harry
Graham had both been attacked when they went to investigate
the trouble. A call was immediately put into the Sheriff’s of-
fice, requesting that a detail of his Deputies be sent to the in
stitution at once, in case the trouble developed into anything
serious. After considerable trouble, during which one of the
water hoses was cut several times by the prisoners, the officers
assisted by some of the inmates, succeeded in getting the water
on the blaze, which at this time was burning in three different
parts of the shop. At the same time the fires were burning in
the Chair Factory, one of the inmates from the Chair Factory
succeeded in starting a small fire in the adjoining Broom Shop.
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which was, however, quickly put out without causing any dam-
age.
The men in the Chair Factory were lined up in the mean-
time and marched to their cells in the West Wing. About 20
of these men after being marched to their cells, procured their
bed sticks, and through some mix-up, the door of the West
Wing was opened, and they rushed from the Wing out to the
yard of the prison, shouting and smashing windows- and visit-
ing the Broom Shop, Carpet Shop, Blacksmith Shop and Car-
penter Shop, calling upon the men working there to come out
and join them, however, they met with no response as not a
man from these shops joined them. The rioters were in a very
ugly mood, and the Officers had in the meantime been furnished
with riot guns. By the time the rioters had made the rounds
of the various shops and were starting into the main building,
the Deputy Sheriff’s arrived, and they were joined also by a
Motorcycle Detail under Lieut. Mellon of the Pittsburgh Police,
as well as by Motorcycle Police from the neighboring Boroughs
of Sharpsburg, Aspinwall and Etna. The men were then dis-
armed of their sticks and marched again to their cells.
The fire in the Chair Factory was not very serious, claim
being placed with the Insurance Company in the amount of
$891.14.
On Saturday, July 24th, an investigation was made, and
upon the strength of the testimony adduced, we made informa-
tion before Justice-of-Peace C. A. Sproul of Blawnox, Pa.,
charging the ten men indicated below with Conspiracy, Inciting
a Riot, Riot, Aggravated Riot, Malicious Mischief and Arson
Register No. 1461
1653
2202
2377
750
98945
183
1176
1542
3541
and the said Justice-of-Peace after hearing the evidence of the
witnesses in the case, held the above ten men for Court and
committed them to Jail to await the Grand Jury and Court ac-
tion.
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September 29th, 1926, after being tried by Jury, the follow-
ing prisoners were found guilty of Arson : —
No. 1461
1653
3541
and were sentenced to from 5 to 10 years in the Western State
Penetentiary, and an additional sentence of 1 to 2 years to the
same institution on the other charges, making a total sentence
of 6 to 12 years.
The following prisoners,
No. 2202
2377
750
183
1176
1542
Avere found guilty of all the charges above set forth with the
exception of Arson, and were sentenced to a term of from 1 to
2 years in the Western State Penitentiary. All of the sentences
to begin after the expiration of their terms in the Workhouse.
One of the defendants, No- 98945, \\ras taken ill prior to
the trial, and was removed from solitary confinement to the
Prison Hospital where on August 26th he died, death being
caused by Acute General Peritonitis, follo\Adng Intestinal Ob-
struction.
I give you beloAV in condensed form the movement of the
population for the year, the cash balances on hand, the daily
average population, and the daily average cost of each inmate ;
Number of prisoners in confinement December 31st. 1925 985
Number of prisoners received from January 1st, 1926 to
December 31st, 1926 inclusive 3858
4843
Discharged by expiration of sentence 2876
Discharged by Order of Court 483
Discharged by Commutation of Time 146
Discharged by Parole :.... 212
Escaped without recapture 2
Died 12
Removed to hospital for insane 1 3732
Number in confinement December 31st, 1926
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1111
Tli e financial report shows the total receipts, includ-
ing balance carried over from last year to be $616,047.25
The total expenditures were 474.479.63
Balance on hand December 31st, 1926 141,567.62
The earnings from all sources were 180,210.41
The daily average population was 1033 62/365
The daily average cost of each inmate was .74.42
The daily average cost of each inmate after deduct-
ing earnings was .26.63
The number of days board furnished prisoners dur-
ing 1926 was 377,107
As a matter of information, we herewith attach a comparative
statement showing the committments of the various offenses for the
past 8 years:
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Assault and Battery
45
19
34
37
32
36
23
25
Aggravated Assault and Battery.
35
13
31
33
40
49
40
29
Felonious Assault and Batterv ....
00
46
64
57
66
79
78
58
Being a Common Prostitute
79
13
21
5
7
4
4
42
Disorderly Conduct
384
167
232
251
291
649
476
429
Drunkenness
161
28
77
126
322
344
384
291
Larceny, etc
230
285
177
153
131
177
202
247
Non-Support
74
12
56
54
32
81
62
74
Suspicious Person
1,131
900
1,206
685
841
1,283
1126
1121
Vagrancv
635
322
823
449
534
593
326
298
Violating Liquor Laws
Miscellaneous
594
208
635
298
689
351
695
4 7 7
G 85
369
714
326
918
3,428
2,013
3,356
2,837
3,342
4,457
3,804
3858
The total number of days work performed by the inmates
during the year was : —
during the year was : —
In shops and factories 1 22,61 H
In engine room, boiler and pump stations 6,117
In library, cells, hath, barber shop, kitchen, tailor shop
and laundry.. 62,710
in garden, greenhouse and farm 20.493
In hauling coal and about prison 15.677
In labor hired out 7
Teams on farm 2,26.3
Teams on coal, etc., other than building material.. 2,112
On River Wall— New
Common Labor f>40
On New Shop — 3rd Section
Common Labor 6.943
Employees and skilled labor 1,867
Teams
On New Sewer
Common Labor 1,682
Employees and skilled labor 167
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On New Hospital
Common Labor 3,456
Employees and skilled labor 645
Teams 210
On Reservoir Wall
Common Labor 259
Employees and skilled labor 114
In residence, sewing and knitting rooms, female 15.384
Total days work of inmates 258,779
Total days unemployed of inmates, including Sun-
days, Legal Holidays and unemployment of in-
mates physically and mentally unfit to perform
manual labor... 118,328
Average number of inmates employed per day 860
Average number of inmates unemployed per day
consisting of inmates physically and mentally
unfit to perform manual labor 173
In Conclusion, I wish to extend my thanks to the Board of
Managers, and also to the Officers and Employees, for a fairly
successful year. Without their hearty cooperation the success
attained would have been impossible.
A. H. LESLIE, Superintendent.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS— TABLE A.
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SOURCES OF INCOME AND AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR LAST TEN YEARS — TABLE B.
INMATES GATHERING POTATOES
FINANCIAL
REPORT
1926
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STATEMENT
of the
CASH RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
of the
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
From January 1st, 1926 to December 31st, 1926, both dates inclusive
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand January 1st, 1926 $151, 10/. 88
Cash received from County Treasurer for general mainte-
nance of the prison for 1926 - 140,000.00
Cash received from County Commissioners of Allegheny
County, refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to L. M. Fagan and M. Joseph Sartori, probation
officers - 3,799.90
Cash received from County Commissioners of Beaver County
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to C. A. Moore, probation officer 654.55
Cash received from County Commissioners of Armstrong
County, refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to W. C. McGregor, Probation officer 167.70
Cash received from CountyCommissioners of Fayette County,
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Charles W. Baer, probation officer 351.00
Cash received from County Commissioners of Mercer County,
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Rev. T. K. Thompson, probation officer 72.80
Cash received from County Commissioners of Jefferson
County, refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to Blake E. Irwin, probation officer 253.50
Cash received from County Commissioners of Somerset
County refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to Ira Friedline, probation officer 1,125.80
Cash received from County Commissioners of Erie County,
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Mrs. J. H. Williams, Probation officer 20.80
Cash received from County Commissioners of Butler County,
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Dean D. Thompson, probation officer 235.30
Cash received from County Commissioners of Westmoreland
County, refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to James A. Kell, Probation Officer 191.10
Cash received from County Commissioners of Lawrence
County, refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to J. W. Dunlap, Probation Officer 72.80
Cash received for Interest on daily balances $ 5,103.88
Cash received from other Counties for maintenance of their
prisoners 106,159.20
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From hired labor of prisoners and employees 700.62
From Laundry work 7,506.25
From officers and Notary fees 106.50
From freight, railroad fares and telephone charges refunded 1,735.35
From interest on notes and accounts 157.80
From empty cement sacks returned 721.71
From insurance refund on premium 94.36
From automobile repairs 61.25
From blacksmith and plumber 66.15
From sales natural gas and coal 2,164.62
From sales scrap metal, rags, old barrels and brick 636.65
From sales pipe, glass, paint, etc 91.03
From sales live stock 1,035.00
From sales provisions and kraut 347.66
From sales farm products and flowers 9,176.92
From sales screens and repairs by carpenter 108 50
1 rom sales Shoes, repairing shoes and clothing 357.85
From sale of brooms 92 493 77
From sale of chairs 77 667 90
From sale of rag carpets and rugs 8.121.86
From sales revolver 21 75
From contents of contribution box 56 91
From upholstering department “ 704 49
From expenses conveying prisoners Mercer County 46*20
From Insurance received a/c Broom Shop fire 1,743^80
From Insurance received a/c Chair Shop fire ....... 89l'l4
$616,017.25
EXPENDITURES
EXTRAORDINARY
New Factory Building — Section No. 1
For Material $ 145 00
New Factory Building — Section No. 2
For Material 5 61
New Factory Building — Section No. 3
For Material and Labor $ 33,771.44
Architect’s Fees 2,000 00 35,771.44
New Hospital
For Material and Labor 12,217.01
Architect’s Fees 2,000 00 14.217.01
Retaining Wall at River
For Material and Labor 1,154.62
Sundry Improvements
For Material and Labor 6,699.19
Bath Room, Farm Residence
For Material 94.66
Deputies Residence — Modernizing
For Material 1,151.53
Reservoir Wall
For Material 202.67
$ 59,441.73
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CURRENT EXPENSES
For Broom Corn and other materials and expenses $
For freight paid on material and manufactured brooms
For wages of employees in broom factory -
For overwork paid prisoners in broom factory
For cotton and wool warp, new rags, etc., for carpet
For freight paid on same
For wages to employees in carpet shop
For dowels, paper, varnish, etc. for chair factory
For freight paid on same
For wages of employees in chair factory
For overwork paid prisoners for making chairs
For soap, etc. for laundry
For wages of employees in laundry
For Upholstering material
For wages of employees in Upholstering Dept
For miscellaneous machinery
For chauffeur licenses - -
Fof general freight, exprees, railroad tickets and fares
For gratuities given prisoners
For salaries and wages
For traveling expenses
For boiler and water inspection
For telephone tolls and telegraph -
For library, stationery, postage, etc
For fire insurance -
For general repairs to building, machinery, etc
For brushes, spectacles and combs
For oil, benzine, gasoline, etc —
For farm tools, seeds, fertilizers, etc
For live stock
For coal and gas
For photograph materials..-
For drugs and medicines
For clothing and bedding
For material used in power loom
For vehicles
For dues American Prison Association and subscription
For Tear Gas apparatus
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Allegheny County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Beaver County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Armstrong County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Fayette County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Jefferson County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Mercer County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Somerset County
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Butler County
For earnings of Non-Support prisoners of Westmoreland
County
For earnings of Non-Support prisoners of Lawrence County...
For water rent
For shoes, leather and findings
For flour
For beef and fish
For groceries and provisions
For feed for horses, cows, etc _
50,411.25
4,491.19
2,132.87
838.66
1,941.62
44.02
1.944.00
44,937.63
1,558.97
2.337.40
341.09
3,539.22
2.520.00
752.69
1.019.68
7,002.56
4.20
3,719.45
2.144.00
147,196.20
109.85
301.00
354.87
1,568.43
2.902.69
24,985.99
55.15
1.933.75
7,043.86
102.65
22,149.15
138.79
2.886.41
5,157.67
3,233.47
1,386.21
1.186.00
515.48
4,243.85
516.10
149.50
294.45
95.55
89.70
1,184.95
202.15
224.90
89.70
157.60
3.320.74
19,260.14
15,491.91
6.389.76
8,438.78
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Cash in hands of Treasurer: —
Regular Account $138,472.27
Special Account 6,458.31
Pay Roll Account 12,573.64
$157,504.22
Cash and checks in Office 1,692.35
$159,196.57
Less Warrants outstanding 17,628.95
141,567.62
$616,047.25
STATEMENT
of the
OPERATIONS OF THE SEVERAL BUSINESS
DEPARTMENTS
BROOM FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1926 $ 58,542.08
To cash paid account stock purchased during the
year and other expenses $ 54,902.44
Less amount due on same for 1925 1.46 54,900.98
Wages paid employees 2,132.87
Earnings of prisoners overwork 838.66
Amount yet due on purchases of material 2,239.57
Material received from other departments 933.24
$119,587.40
Cr.
By cash received for brooms sold $ 92,408.77
Less accounts for 1925 : 2,018.16
$ 90,390.61
Stock on hand January 1st, 1927 47,254.53
Accounts of 1926 uncollected 3,599.12
Brooms used at Workhouse, 1926 2.243.50
Cash received a/c Fire Insurance 1,743.80 145.231.56
Amount to credit of broom factory $ 25,644.16
29
BRUSH FACTORY
Dr.
To Stock on hand January 1st, 1926. — $ 1,851.75
Cr.
To Stock on hand January 1st, 1927 $ 1,851.75
30
CARPET FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1926 $
To cash paid on account of stock purchased during
the year and other expenses $ 1,985.64
Less amount due on same for 1925 14.58
19,138.20
1,971.06
To wages paid employees 1,944.00
Material received from other departments 14.68
$ 23,067.94
Cr.
By cash received for carpets and rugs $ 8,121.86
Less accounts for 1925 ...... 2,634.96
$ 5,486.90
By stock on hand January 1st, 1927 16,402.37
By Accounts for 1926 uncollected 802.41 22.691.71
Deficit — Carpet Factory $ 376.23
31
CHAIR FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1926 $ 70,439.96
To cash paid on account of stock during the year
and other expenses $ 46,496.60
Less amount due on same for the year 1925 221.01 46,275.59
Wages paid employees 2,337.40
To earnings of prisoners for overwork 341.09
To amount yet due on material purchased 807.80
Material from other departments 27.52
$120,229.36
Cr.
By cash received for chairs $ 77,667.90
Less accounts for 1925 19.996.98
57.670.92
Stock on hand January 1st, 1927 69,150.29
By accounts of 1926 uncollected 13.023.43
By material furnished other departments 1,072.41
By Cash received a/c fire insurance 891.14 141,808.19
Balance to the credit of the chair factory $ 21,578.83
32
LAUNDRY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1926 $
To cash paid on account of stock purchased during
the year and other expenses $ 3,539.22
Wages paid employees
To materials received from other departments
Cr.
By cash received for Laundry work $ 7,506.25
Less accounts for 1925 uncollected 30.56
7,475.69
Stock on hand January 1st, 1927 1,113.46
By accounts for 1926 uncollected 194.37
Balance to credit of Laundry $
847.60
3,539.22
2,520.00
87.68
6,994.50
8,783.52
1,789.02
33
UPHOLSTERING SHOP
Dr.
To cash paid for stock purchased $
Wages paid employees $ 1,019.68
Material received from other departments 14.38
Cr.
To cash received $ 704.49
Stock on hand Janaury 1st, 1927 354.08
Deficit - Upholstering Shop $
752.69
1,034.06
1,786.75
1,058.57
728.18
34
OTHER COUNTIES FOR BOARDING PRISONERS
By cash received from other Counties having agreements
with the Allegheny County Work House for boarding pri-
soners
Less accounts for 1925 uncollected
$106,159.20
53,411.00
Accounts for 1926 uncollected
$ 52,748.20
56,764.10
Revenue from this source for 1926
$109,512.30
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF REVENUE
Received for hired labor of prisoners $ 700.62
Received for blacksmithing and gas fitting 157.18
Received for officers and notary fees 106.50
Received for railroad fares and telephone tolls refunded 1,735.35
Received for interest on daily balances 5,103.88
Received for interest on notes and accounts 157.80
Received from contents of contribution box 56.91
Received from insurance 94.36
Received from sale of farm products, plants, etc 9,176.72
Received from sale of live stock 1,035.00
Received from sale of provisions and kraut 347.66
Received from sale of shoes and repairing 357.85
Received from sale of scrap metal, rags, old brick and barrels 636.65
Received from sale of coal and gas.— 2,164.62
Received from sale of screens and other articles, and repairs
by carpenter 108.50
Received from refund for empty cement sacks 721.71
Received from sale of sundry articles 129.20
$ 22,790.51
36
recapitulation of business revenue
Deficit
From broom factory $25,644.16
From carpet factory 376.23
From chair factory ... 21,578.83
From laundry 1,789.02
From other counties for boarding prisoners 109,512.30
From miscellaneous items 22,790.51
From upholstering shop 728.18
$1,104.41 181,314.82
1,104.41
$180,210.41
SUMMARY
The expenses of the institution for the year ending December 31st,
1926 were: — •
For food consumed $ 41,141.81
For clothing and bedding in use and consumed - 11,711.88
Salaries 147,196.20
Repairs and insurance - 27,888.68
Other expenses 52,706.77
$280,645.34
The number of days board furnished prisoners during the
year of 1926 were 377,107
The daily average of inmates were 1033 62/365
The daily average cost of each inmate was .74.42
The earnings from labor and business of the institution
conducted with outside parties were $180,210.41
The daily average cost of each inmate after deducting earn-
ings was .26.63
37
GENERAL STATEMENT
REAL ESTATE
Dr.
Cr.
Consisting of farm, buildings,
etc., and general improve-
ments as per last report $2,350,711.96
Additions and Betterments
New factory building 1st sec-
tion:
Materials $145.00 145.00
New factory building 2nd sec-
tion:
Material $5.61 5.61
New factory building 3rd sec-
tion;
Material $15,343.97
Less credit, empty
cement sacks 454.96
$14,889.01
Architect’s fees 2,000.00
Hired labor 18,427.47 35,316.48
In addition there is to be charged
to this improvement,
6943 days prison labor (n< $1.50
per day $10,414.50
56 days* teams («) $2.00.. 112.00
$10,526.50
Total cost of New Factory
Building to date:
For cash expended $165,222.64
Teams and labor
furnished 45,866.50
$211,089.14
38
GENERAL STATEMENT— Continued
Dr.
Cr.
Retaining Wall at river
Material $1,154.62
Less credit empty
cement sacks 266.75 887.87
In addition there is to be charged
to this improvement,
640 days prison labor @ $1.50 per
day $960.00
Total cost of Retaining Wall
to date:
For cash expended .$ 7,459.43
Teams and labor
furnished 7,710.00
$15,169.43
New hospital Building
Materials „....$ 6,262.42
Hired Labor 5,954.59
$12,217.01
Architect Fees 2,000.00 14,217.01
In addition there is to be charged
to this improvement,
3456 days prison labor @
$1.50 ..$5,184.00
210 days teams @ $2.00. .. 420.00
$5,604.00
Sundry Improvements, New
Sewers, etc.
Materials $ 4,268.44
Hired Labor 2,430.75 6,699.19
In addition there is to be charged
to this improvement,
1682 days prison labor @
$1-50 $2,523.00
39
GENERAL STATEMENT— Continued
Improvements in Farm Resi-
dence, bath room, water, etc.,
Materials $94.66
Total cost of this improvement,
Materials $310.04
Remodeling Deputies Residence
Materials $1,151.53
Wall at Reservoir
Materials $202.67
In addition there is to be charged
to this' improvement,
259 <lays prison labor (<j
$1.50 $388.50
$2,409,431.98
Increase in valuation
Dr.
Cr.
94.06
1,151.53
202.67
$ 58,720.02
MACHINERY AND BOILERS
Last report $ 39,781.80
New Shop Equip-
ment .... $4,149.02
Steam Preserver 364.32
Spinning Machine 300.00
Tractor 1,202.00
Steam Jacket Kettle 239.36
Pipe Machine 643.86
Knitting Machines 104.00 7,002.56
$ 46,784.36
Less 10%; Depreciation 4,678.44
$ 42,105.92
Increase in valuation
$ 2.324.12
40
GENERAL ST ATEM ENT— Continued
LIVE STOCK
Last valuation $ 12,905.00
Present valuation 14,832.00
Increase in valuation
TWO AND FOUR WHEELED VEHICLES
AND NEW HARNESS
Last valuation $ 6,445.00
Present valuation 7,237.20
Increase in valuation
BUILDING MATERIAL
Last valuation $ 3.220.32
Present valuation 2,381.89
Decrease in valuation
MISCELLANEOUS STOCK
Of goods in store for the general
use of the prison which have
not been in use:
Last Valuation $ 61,542.84
Presest valuations:
Lime, coal& cement $11,960.94
Paint and glass
Materials for use of
plumber, blacksmith
etc
Dry Goods, clothing,
shoes
Brushes, combs and
stationery
Hardware
Oats, hay and straw
Flour, groceries and
provisions
Drugs and Medicine
Power loom material .
1,308.25
2,884.42
13,536.73
2,441.54
2,112.73
9,766.66
13,500.36
600.00
2,082.60 60,194.23
Decrease in valuation
Dr.
Cr.
$ 1,927.00
$ 792.20
838.43
1,348.61
41
GENERAL STATEM ENT— Continued
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
BROOM FACTORY
Last valuation $58,452.08
Present valuation 47,254.53
Decrease is valuation
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
BRUSH FACTORY
Last valuation $ 1,851.75
Present valuation $ 1,851.75
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
CARPET FACTORY
Last valuation $19,138.20
Present valuation 16,402.37
Decrease in valuation
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
CHAIR FACTORY
Last valuation $70,439.96
Present valuation 69,150.29
Decrease in valuation
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
LAUNDRY
Last valuation $ 847.60
Present valuation 1,113.46
Increase in valuation
Dr.
Cr.
11,197.55
* 2,735.83
.$ 1,289.67
$ 265.86
42
GENERAL STATEMENT— Continued
Dr.
Cr.
BOOK ACCOUNTS DUE THE
WORK
HOUSE
Last Report
Present report: — -
$
79,230.75
For Brooms
$ 3,599.12
For Carpet
802.44
For Chairs
. 13,023.43
For Laundry
For maintenance of
194.37
prisoners
56,764.10
Sundry items
1,026.15
75,409.61
Decrease in valuation
3,821.14
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE
IN
UPHOLSTERING DEPT.
Present valuation
$
354.08
$ 354.08
BOOK ACCOUNTS DUE BY THE
WORK
HOUSE
Last Report
Present report: —
$
2,080.04
Acct. broom factory. $2,239.57
Acct. chair factory .
807.80
Acct. miscellaneous
.10,608.25
13,655.62
Increase in valuation ...
1 1 ,575.58
BILLS RECEIVABLE ON HAND
Last report
?
189.10
Present report on hand
150.00
Decrease in valuation
$
39.10
43
GENERAL STATE M E NT— Continued
RECEIVED FROM TREASURER OF
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
For Maintenance
Received from interest on
daily balances
CASH ON HAND
Last Report $ 151,107.88
Cash on hand at this date:
On account of maintenance and
improvements 141,567.62
I)r.
$ 140,000.00
$ 5,103.88
Decrease
Balance deficiency, which repre-
sents the amount over and
above all earnings which was
needed for the maintenance of
the workhouse for the year
1926
$ 9,540.26
Cr.
$ 123,100.77
8 187,490.05 $ 187,490.05
44
APPENDIX
Appropriations for 1926 —
Construction and betterments:
Deficit — January 1st, 1926 $ 2,293.20 .5 2,293.20
EXPENDED
$ 145.00
5.61
35,771.44
1,154.62
14,217.01
1,151.53
94.66
202.67
6,699.19
$59,441.73
Less cement sacks returned 721.71
— $ 58,720.02
New Factory, 1st Section
New Factory, 2nd Section
New Factory, 3rd Section
New Retaining Wall
New Hospital
Remodeling Deputies Residence
Farm Residence, bath, etc
Reservoir Wall
Sundry —
Balance deficit
$ 01,013.22
45
FARM
The Workhouse Farm during the season of 1926 produced:
300 — Bushels Carrots
85 — Tons of Cow-beets
13 — Tons of early cabbage
73 — Tons of late cabbage
4500 — Bushels of potatoes
3100 — Bushels of sweet corn
3700 — Bushels of field corn
1230 — Bushels of wheat
2400 — Bushels of oats
155 — Tons of Hay
95 — Tons of straw
20 — Tons of alfalfa
7684 — Dozen of eggs
2326 — Lbs. of Butter
4761 — Gallons of Milk
480 — Qts. of Cream
10264 — Gals. Skim-milk
1300 — Gallons Butter-milk
1320 — Lbs. Veal
13900 — Lbs. of Pork
1370 — Lbs. of chicken
680 — Lbs. Duck
488 — Bushels Tomatoes'
230 — Bushels Apples
12 — Bushels of asparagus
408 — Bushels of Beets
962 — Bushels of Beans
37 — Bushels of lima beans
43 — Bushels of Cabbage
38 — Bushels of cauliflower
347 — Bushels of carrots
1525 — Dozen heads of celery
268 — Bushels of corn
55 — Bushels of cucumbers
15 — Bushels of egg plant
438 — Bushels of kohlrabi
412 — Bushels of leeks
570 — Bushels of dry onions
340 — Bushels of green onions
65 — Bushels of sets onions
5 — Bushels of okra
382 — Bushels of lettuce
500 — Bushels of parsnips
293 — Bushels of peas
65 — Bushels of parsley
41 — Bushels of peppers
120 — Bushels of pumpkin
40 — Bushels of radishes
473 — Bushels of spinach
640 — Bushels of ripe tomatoes
300 — Bushels of green tomatoes
45 — Bushels of turnips
200 — Heads Horse Radish
1200 — Quarts strawberries
POTATO CROP
STATISTICS
1926
4\i
STATISTICS FOR 1926
Number in confinement December 31, 1925 985
Number received during 1926 * 8858
4843
OF THE ABOVE THERE WERE
Discharged by expiration of sentence 2876
Discharged by order of court 483
Discharged by commutation of time 146
Discharged by parole 212
Escaped without recapture 2
Died : 12
Removed to hospital for insane 1
3732
LEAVING IN CONFINEMENT DECEMBER 31, 1926
Males, white 626
Males, colored 409 1035
Females, white 40
Females, colored 36 76
1111
51
II
THE NUMBER RECEIVED EACH MONTH WAS
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November ..
December ..
Totals
Males
Femah
306
4
307
3
257
16
324
7
221
38
304
21
326
11
251
12
346
21
304
29
353
23
340
34
3639
219
Total
31 (/
310
273
331
259
325
337
263
367
333
376
374
3858
5V
Ill
THE NUMBER
IN CONFINEMENT AT END
MONTH WAS
OF EACH
Males
Females
Total
January
1017
36
1053
February
1007
32
1039
March
933
41
974
April
990
39
1029
May
940
46
986
June
977
54
1031
July
979
50
1029
August
934
52
986
September
1006
58
1064
October
988
66
1054
November
1036
68
1104
December
1035
76
1111
53
IV
OF THE 3858 PRISONERS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR,
THERE WAS COMMITTED BY
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Allegheny County 49
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Blair County ' 1
By the County Court of Allegheny County d3
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Allegheny County 446
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Fayette County 74
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Westmoreland' County 53
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Lawrence County 55
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Erie County 30
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Washington County 65
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Indiana County 18
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Beaver County 30
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Jefferson County 6
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Armstrong County 17
By the Quarter Sessions Court of McKean County 7
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Butler County ' 49
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Crawford County 30
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Mercer County 133
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Clarion County 5
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Cameron County 1
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Greene County 9
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Warren County 17
By the Quarter Sessions Court, of Venango County 12
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Somerset County 39
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Potter County 2
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Snyder County . ' 1
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Blair County 1
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Clinton County 3
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Tioga County ’ \
By J. J. Sweeney, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 107
By J. W. Orie. Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 251
By A. D. Brandon. Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 274
By J. A. Staley, Jr., Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 4
By C. W. Houston. Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 1
By W. J. Soost. Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 192
By Leo Rot henberg, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 9
By R. E. Smith, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 40
By E. M. Hough, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 809
By John J. Verona, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 211
By G. H. England, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 141
By Justice of Peace, Allegheny County 578
By Justice of Peace, Washington County 11
By Justice of Peace, Mercer County 13
3858
54
y
CRIME OR OFFENSE
Abandoning an infant 1
Abducting a child 1
Abusing Family 125
Adultery & Bigamy 1
Adultery 19
Adultery & Bastardy 1
Arson 2
Assault 1
Assault Indecent 1
Assualt intent to Ravish 1
Assualt Felonious 4
Assault & Battery 25
Assault & Battery - Aggrav-
ated 29
Assualt & Battery - Felon-
ious _ 58
Assault & Battery - Intent
to Rape 12
Assault & Battery - Intent
to Rob 2
Assualt & Battery - Intent
to kill 1
Assualt & Battery & Carry-
ing Concealed Weapons l
Attempt to Commit Robbery 4
Attempt to procure Abortion 1
Bigamy 2
Burglary S
Being a tramp 1
Being a common prostitute ... 42
Breaking & Entering build-
ing 34
Carrying Concealed Weap-
ons 40
Conspiracy 8
Conspiracy & False Pre-
tense _ 2
Counterfeiting Bank Check 1
Disorderly Conduct 429
Disorderly Conduct & Vag-
rancy i
Drunkenness 291
Drunkenness & Disorderly
Conduct 34
Drunkenness & Vagrancy 1
Dope Addict 3
Desertion & Non-Support 2
Embezzlement 1
Escape l
Extortion 2
Entering Building Larceny
& Receiving Stolen Goods 7?
Entering Railroad Car to
commit Felony 3
False Pretense 10
Forgery 11
Forgery & False Pretense 1
Fornication & Bastardy 3
Felonious Shooting & Point-
ing Fire Arms i
Fraudulent Conversion &
Breaking Prison 1
Fraudulent Conversion 3
Failin'- to stop and render
assistance 1
Gambling 2
Habitual Drunkard 8
Indecent Exposure 1
Indecent Behavior 4
Issueing Worthless checks 1
Keeping Bawdy House 4
Keeping Disorderly House 34
Keeping Gambling House 1
.Larceny - petty 2
Larceny 131
Larceny from Person 9
Larceny by trick 1
Larceny by Bailee 2
Larceny & Receiving Stolen
Goods 102
Larceny & Forgery & False
Pretense 1
Loitering 5
Lewdness 4
55
CRIME OR OFFENSE— Continued
Lascivious Behavior
Malicious Mischief
Mayhem
Manslaughter
Murder
Misdemeanor
Neglecting Family
Non-Support
Operating Bunco Game
Operating Car while intox-
icated
Obstructing Legal Proceed-
ure
Perjury
Pointing Fire Arms
Pointing Fire Anns & As-
sault
Professional Thief
Possessing Narcotic Drugs
Rape
Robbery
Robbery & Receiving Stolen
Goods
Robbery — Highway
Receiving Stolen Goods
Resisting an Officer 1
Rape & Adultery. 2
Reckless Driving 1
Suspicious Person 1121
Selling, Possessing, Trans-
porting & Manufacturing
Liquor 326
Sodomy 10
Setting up Gambling Device 2
Soliciting person to commit
Sodomy 2
Selling Obscene Books 1
Trespass 1
Vagrancy 298
Vagrancy & Suspicious Per-
son 1
Violating City or Borough
Ordinance 186
Visiting Disorderly House 20
Violation of Parole 7
Voluntary Manslaughter 2
Violation of Auto Law 2
Violating Drug Act 4
Violating Snyder Act 2
Violating Pharmacy Act 1
3858
6
15
1
1
Q
O
30
3
74
2
24
1
1
11
2
2
6
13
18
22
1
16
56
VI
OCCUPATION
Actor
Artist
Butler
Blacksmith
Boiler Maker
Baker
Bricklayer
Butcher
Bookkeeper
Bell Boy
Brakeman
Barber
Bartender
Cook
Carpenter
Clerk
Chauffeur
Craneman
Coremaker
Conductor
Car Repairman
Chemist
Cabinet Maker
Chef
Cooper
Candy Maker
Contractor
Coppersmith
Driller
Decorator
Druggist
Embalmer
Engineer
Electrician
Engineer-Locomotive
Engineer-Civil
Fireman
Farmer
Foreman
Glassworker
Gardener
Garage Proprietor 1
Housework 187
Huckster - 6
Heater 2
Hotel Proprietor 1
Hammerman 2
Iron Worker 12
Inspector 2
Janitor 37
Justice-of-Peace 1
Laborer 1837
Lather 1
Laundry man 1
Lumberman 1
Miner 130
Machinist 67
Molder 7
Millwright 14
Musician It
Mechanic 48
Merchant 10
Motorman 1
Motion Picture Operator 1
Nurse 4
Orderly 6
Porter 55
Peddler 2
Plumber 34
Printer 11
Plasterer 13
Pipe Fitter 36
Painter 103
Paper Hanger 7
Puddler 6
Potter 1
Presser - IS
Photographer 1
Rigger 1
Roofer 8
Riveter 1
Stenographer 2
3
1
4
16
12
30
16
IS
2
2
21
51
1
116
66
61
130
12
7
3
2
2
2
4
2
4
1
1
1
4
1
1
12
40
5
1
74
81
3
11
8
57
Salesman
Shoemaker
Steamfitter
Stonemason
Sign Painter
Superintendent
Student
Teamster
Tinner
Tailor
39 Truck Driver
26 Telegraph Operator
" Tool Dresser
2 Upholsterer
1 Undertaker
1
Waiter
z
132 Welder
Weaver
27 Waitress
7
1
2
4
1
64
5
1
1
3858
58
YII
SENTENCES FOR WHICH COMMITTED
25 Days 1
30 Days 1838
60 Days 500
90 Days 305
100 Days _ 3
180 Days 6
300 Days 1
2 Months 8
3 Months 41
3 Months 15 Days 1
3 Months 20 Days 1
4 Months 47
5 Months 13
6 Months - 177
7 Months 4
8 Months 51
9 Months - 16
10 Months 32
11 Months - 10
11 Months 25 Days 8
11 Months 29 Days 1
12 Months 10
1 Year 77
11 Years 2
1 Year 60 Days 1
1 Year 3 Months 5
1 Year 4 Months 2
1 Year 5 Months 6 Days 1
1 Year 6 Months 16
1 Year 8 Months 1
1 Year 10 Months 2
13 Months 1
14 Months 3
15 Months 12
16 Months 1
18 Months 19
20 Months 2
21 Months 1
26 Months 1
2 Years 28
2 Years 6 Months 6
3 Years 7
3 Years 6 Months 1
5 Years 1
6 Years 1
Indeterminate 74
15 to 30 Days 1
14 to 28 Days 1
30 to 60 Days 4
60 to 120 Days 18
90 to 180 Days 4
1 Month to 2 Months 4
2 Months to 4 Months 14
3 Months to 4 Months 1
3 Months to 6 Months 76
3 Months to 9 Months 1
3 Months to 1 Year 1
4 Months to 8 Months 32
4 Months to 1 Year 2
5 Months to 10 Months 10
6 Months to 12 Months 56
6 Months to 1 Year 31
6 Months to 18 Months 1
7 Months to 14 Months 2
8 Months to 16 Months 4
9 Months to 18 Months . 23
9 Months 27 Days to
4 Years 1
10 Months to 20 Months 3
12 Months to 24 Months 1
14 Months to 28 Months 1
15 Months to 30 Months 6
17 Months to 34 Months 2
18 Months to 3 Years 9
18 Months to 36 Months 20
34 Months to 68 Months 1
1 Year to 2 Years 87
1 Year to 3 Years 3
1| Year to 5 Years 1
1 Year 6 Months to
3 Years 23
2 Years to 4 Years 40
2 Years to 10 Years 1
21 Years to 3 Years 1
21 Years to 5 Years 10
31 Years to 6 Years 15
31 Years to 7 Years 1
3 Years 2 Months to
6 Years 4 Months 1
4 Years to 8 Years 1
41 Years to 9 Years 1
5 Years to 10 Years 2
71 Years to 15 Years 1
10 Years to 20 Years 1
3858
59
VIII
OF THE 3858 RECEIVED THERE WERE COMMITTED FOR,
The first time
The second time
The third time
The fourth time
The fifth time
The sixth time
The seventh time
The eighth time
The ninth time
The tenth time
The eleventh time
The twelfth time
The thirteenth time
The fourteenth time
The fifteenth time
The sixteenth time
The seventeenth time
The eighteenth time
The nineteenth time
The twentieth time
The twenty-fourth time
The twenty-fifth time
The twenty-sixth time
The twenty-seventh time
The twenty-eighth time
The twenty-ninth time
The thirtieth time
The fiftieth time and over
2374
702
. 266
159
67
75
36
23
15
28
8
24
8
. 8
9
7
7
2
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
16
9
60
3858
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NATIVITY
United States
Ireland
Germany
England
Austria
Italy
Scotland
Russia
Wales
Poland
Hungary
Canada
France
Switzerland
Sweden
Greece
Holland
Denmark
West Indies
Ocean
Norway ...
Roumania
East Indies
Spain
Mexico
Arabia
Brazil
Portugal
Argentine
Serbia
Finland
Armenia
Bulgaria
Phillipine Islands
Syria
Albania
Cuba
Croatia
Jamaica
Zecho-Slavia
Lithuania
Jugo-Slavia
South Sea Islands
Bohemia
Cypress Islands
3038
65
25
14
199
110
13
63
6
98
35
12
1
0
t>
11
5
2
3
8
1
2
13
1
O
0
44
2
2
4
1
5
1
1
4
1
4
2
1
5
3
9
15
16
1
2
1
61
3858
X
AGE WHEN COMMITTED
Under 20 years of age 206
From 20 to 30 years 1382
From 30 to 40 years 1123
From 40 to 50 years 754
From 50 to 60 years 311
60 years and over 82
3858
XI
PARENTAL RELATIONS
Parents living at 16 years of age - 3052
Father died before 16 years of age 327
Mother died before 16 years of age 193
Both parents died before 16 years of age 286
3858
62
XII
EDUCATION
Read and write 3267
Read or write 229
Neither read nor write 362
3858
XIII
OF THE 362 THAT COULD NOT READ OR WRITE
WERE NATIVES OF
United States 141
Ireland 3
Austria 63
Italy 23
Russia 34
Poland 39
Germany 2
Hungary 6
Greece 2
South Sea Islands 1
Bast Indies 1
Spain 1
Mexico 14
Serbia 5
Portugal 2
Jamaica 2
Albania 1
Croatia 2
Jugo-Slavia 5
Zecho-Slavia 2
Lithuania 10
Cypress Islands 1
Armenia 1
Bohemia 1
362
63
XIV
HABITS OF LIFE
Abstinent
Moderate drinker
Occasionally intemperate
Intemperate
Drug addict
656
1942
1102
. 148
. 10
3858
XV
COLOR
White males
Colored males ..
White females
Colored females
2361
1278
113
106
3858
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64
XVI
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS
Roman Catholic 1620
Methodist 539
Baptist 993
Presbyterian 256
Lutheran 144
Episcopalian 40
Other Denominations 75
No Religious Instructions 164
Jews 27
385S
XVII
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Unapprenticed 3399
Apprenticed 459
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XVIII
INMATES OF THE WORKHOUSE DECEMBER 31, 1926
Native born males 789
Foreign born males 246 1035
Native born females 62
Foreign born females 14 76
1111
XIX
THE 260 FOREIGN BORN INMATES WERE RESIDENT OF
PENNSYLVANIA FOR
1 year and under 18
2 years and under 9
3 years and under - 11
4 years and under 10
5 years and under 7
6 years and under 9
7 years and under 11
8 years and under 6
9 years and under 6
10 years and under 12
11 years and under 4
12 years and under 7
13 years and under 13
14 years and under 10
15 years and under 13
16 years and under - 7
17 years and under 6
18 years and under 3
19 years and under 6
20 years and under 17
21 years and under 6
22 years and under 9
23 years and under 4
24 years and under 7
25 years and under 10
26 years and under 7
27 years and under 5
28 years and under 5
29 years and under.... 2
30 vears and over 20
260
66
XX
OF THE 260 FOREIGN BORN INMATES THERE WERE
102 RESIDENT OF OTHER STATES BEFORE
COMING TO PENNSYLVANIA
1 year and under
2
years
and
under
3
years
and
under
4
years
and
under
5
years
and
under
6
years
and
under
7
years
and
under
8
years
and
under
9
years
and
under
10
years
and
under
11
years
and
under
12
years
and
under
13
years
and
under
14
years
and
under
15
years
and
under
16
years
and
under
18
years
and
under
19
years
and
under
23
years
and
under
24
years
and
under
27
years
and
under
28
years
and
under
28
years
and
under
30
years
and
over
15
Id
9
n
a
6
6
7
4
6
8
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
102
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TABLE SHOWING LOSS AND GAIN IN POUNDS, OF PRISONERS, DURING THEIR TERM OF IMPRISONMENT
XXII
NUMBER OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR
Nephritis 1
intestinal Obstruction 1
Suicide 1
Carcinoma of Stomach 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 5
Lobar Pneumonia 2
Angina Pectoris 1
12
K9
WORKHOUSE RESERVOIR
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT
1926
73
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF
THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE AND
INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
Gentlemen : —
I hereby submit my Thirteenth Annual Report as Chaplain
of the Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum.
The work of the chaplain has been carried on as usual,
with the same difficulties and encouraging features. One
noticeable change is noted in the increased amount of incoming
and outgoing mail to be censored. The following statistics will
give some idea of the amount of routine work to be done.
Letters received 40,168. Letters sent out 9,825. Papers re-
ceived 27,799. Packages received 722. Money in the amount of
$8,713.75 was received through the mail and credited to the ac-
count of the inmates. In addition to the above items, thousands
of religious papers and other literature were received and dis-
tributed to the inmates. There were 11,880 books distributed
from the library . The bindery department repaired 775 books
and bound a number of new volumes, including some volumes of
the National Geographic Magazine. As a result of the faithful
work of the bindery department, the library books, at the pre-
sent time, are in good repair.
Considerable time is spent in attending to items of personal
business for the inmates, who look to the chaplain for assistance
in these matters. The chaplain also finds abundant opportuni-
ties for personal interviews with the inmates on subjects which
are of vital interest to them.
The school, under the direction of the chaplain, has been
coriducted with encouraging success, during the winter months.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Services have been conducted regularly by the chaplain on
Sunday at 9 :30 A. M. and 3 :30 P. M. At the morning service
the chaplain preaches a sermon. The afternoon service is more
informal, at which time the chaplain discusses the Internation-
al Sunday School Lesson. The music by the choir and orchestra
efficiently directed by Mrs. II. P. Mutch, has been a feature of
the services that has been enjoyed by all.
75
Opportunity lias been given for special services for the
Catholic anl Jewish inmates. As far as possible, opportunity
has been given for the inmates to develope their spiritual life
along the lines of their particular belief. We have earnestly
endeavored to avoid any appearance of sectarian discussion.
Each one has been urged to worship God according to the
dictates of his own conscience.
R. IT. McBride of the Parting of the Ways Home has
spoken at stated times and presented the work of the home.
The Reverend M.P.Boyle has faithfully looked after the special
interests of the Catholic inmates. The Salvation Army held a
service on their Prison Sunday. Lieut. Colonel and Mrs. Wal-
ter Collins of the Volunteers of America, spoke at the chapel
service, at the time of the holding of the American Prison Con-
gress in Pittsburgh.
recreational
During the fall and winter months, moving pictures were
given at stated intervals. The Shriner’s Chorus of Pittsburgh
gave an excellent concert to the great delight of all. On Inde-
pendence Day, the inmates gave an excellent musical and
vaudeville program in the prison yard, under the direction of
the chaplain. Atheltic Sports, under the direction of R. H.
Behm, was a pleasing feature of the day’s program.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Washington 's Birthday Address by the Rev. J. K. Pollock
Memorial Day Address by the Rev. S. L. Mills
Independence Day Address by the Rev. C. A. ITartung
Thanksgiving Day Address by tbe Rev. S. W. Corcoran
Christmas Day Address by the Rev. N. B. Wilson
In closing this report, I wish to thank the Board of Man-
agers, the Superintendent Mr. A. H. Leslie, and the officers for
their co-operation in the work of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. M. BUZZA,
Chaplain.
Blawnox, Pa.
December 31st, 1926.
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WORKHOUSE FARM BUILDINGS
PHYSICIAN’S REPORT
1926
79
PHYSICIAN’S REPORT
Blawnox, Pa., December 31st, 1926.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF
THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE AND
INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
Gentlemen :
The following report of the Medical Department for the
Year ending December 31st, 1926 is submitted.
The medical attention required has been of the same nature
as other years.
Owing to the overcrowded condition of the institution to
which they should have been sent, we were required to care for
numerous insane. Our present facilities for the care of such
patients are very poor. It is earnestly hoped ample considera-
tion has been given this subject and the new hospital will be
fitted with sufficient rooms to properly care for and restrain
such unfortunates.
During March and April, grippe was prevalent in our
institution. Because of the lack of room in our hospital, it
became necessary to use one of the ranges for those least sick.
Many of our tubercular patients are chronically luetic, as
well as alcoholic, and we feel that marked improvement cannot
be anticipated.
In addition to the medicines and ointments ready for dis-
pensing, fourteen pounds of ointments and one hundred and
nineteen gallons of medicines of our own formulae were made,
and four hundred and fifty injections of neo-salvarsan used.
The following tables are submitted as a part of this report :
DISPENSARY CALLS
January 1126
February 920
March 1363
April 1221
May •■■■ 1003
June 1131
JuU 1 845
August 1006
81
September
October
November
December
1076
1211
1123
1199
13224
Tin* above calls were
for the
1 ions : —
Anorexia
3
Arthritis
45
Asthma
10
Alcoholism
6
Acne
58
Adenitis
2
Angina Pectoris
1
Backache
579
Bronchitis
1 3 SO
Bilious
1
Barber’s Itch
2
Cold
3050
Constipation
2967
Coryza
1
Conjunctivitis
29
Cystitis
88
Chancroid
1
Debility
1
Diarrhoea
96
Drug Addiction
2
Epilepsy
8
Eczema
51
Earache
21
Epididymitis
1
Gastric Ulcer
1
Gastralgia
1
Gastritis
220
Gonorrhoea
75
Grippe
. 85
Goitre
1
Headache
1507
following symptons and eon-
Hemmorrhoida 58
Hives - 6
Hiccough 2
Indigestion 42
Ivy Poisoning 3
Lumbago 15
Laryngitis 4
Malaria 4
Myalgia 58
Mumps 1
Otitis 8
Orchitis 5
Opthalnia, Gonorrhoeal 2
Pleurodynia 61
Pleurisy 2
Palpitation of Heart 7
Pyrosis 1
Quinsy 1
Rheumatism 396
Scabies 1
Syphilis 7
Sciatica 2
Surgical, Minor 630
Tonsilitis 331
Torticollis 55
Toothache *1
Tachycardia 1
Tinea Pubes 82
Varicocele 2
Vertigo 82
SUMMARY OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Number of patients in hospital January 1st, 1926
Number admitted during the year
11
150 161
Number discharged during the year
Number died during the year #
Remaining in Hospital January 1st, 1927
141
9
11 161
£Does not include two who died in their cells, nor one who com
mitted suicide by jumping from a window of a Pittsburgh Hospital.
82
Diseases or conditions for which patients were admitted
to the hospital : —
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 31
Bronchitis 4
Intestinal Obstruction 2
Erysipelas 2
Pleurisy - 7
Rheumatism 7
Acute Indigestion 6
Incised Wounds 1
Debility 5
Gastritis 1
Grippe 29
Alcoholism 2
Renal calculus 1
Lead Poisoning Chronic 1
Infected Wounds 4
Sprains 4
Pneumonia 5
Burns 1
Appendicitis-Chronic 1
Pulmonary Abscess 1
Mastoid 1
Mental 1
Arterio Sclerosis 1
Urethral Stricture 1
Contusions 1
Gastritis 1
Cellulitis 1
Asthma 1
Gastric Ulcer 3
Tonsilitis l
Gun Shot Wound l
Orchitis 1
Dysentery Chronic I
Abscess Tonsil 1
Gastralgia l
Malingering l
Observation 4
Gall Stones 3
Cardio-Renal 1
Undiagnosed 2
The causes of the deaths as determined by the Coroner’s
jury were as follows : —
Angina Pectoris 1
Suicide by jumping from a window 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 5
Pneumonia 2
Carcinoma of stomach x
Nephritis _ 1
Intestinal Obstruction 1
Respectfully submitted,
L. T. MITCHELL.
83
STORED POTATOES
FARM REPORT
1926
87
FARM REPORT
Blawnox'. Pa., January 1st, 1927.
Mr. A. H. Leslie, Superintendent of the Allegheny County
Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum,
Dear Sir : —
I hereby submit to you the following report of the farm
for the year ending December 31, 1926.
The acreage of the various crops and the yield per acre
were as follows :
Carrots
1
acre
300
bu.
to
acre
Cow-beets
3
acres
28
ton
to
acre
Early Cabbage
1
acre
13
ton
to
acre
Late Cabbage
7.5 acres
10
ton
to
acre
Sweet Corn
32
acres
- 97
bu.
to
acre
Potatoes
45
acres
100
bu.
to
acre
Field Corn
62
acres
60
bu.
to
acre
Wheat
47
acres
26
bu.
to
acre
Oats
43
acres
55
bu.
to
acre
Hay
73
acres
1.8
ton
to
acre
Tomatoes
4
acres
122
bu.
to
acre
Oat Hay
6
acres
3 3
ton
to
acre
In the spring of this year 2874 chicks were hatched. This
was a 60%; hatch of all eggs put in the incubator. Of the
number of chicks hatched, 67% were raised to maturity or
marketable age. The total egg yield for the poultry year
ending November 1st, 1926 amounted to 7350 dozen and the
average egg yield per hen for the year amounted to 123.6 Eggs.
Again, for the seventh consecutive year we have been
free from tuberculosis in the herd of cows. In that time also
we have had no case of cholera among the hogs, due no doubt
to the systematic use of the simultaneous treatment for the
prevention of hog cholera.
Three colts were foaled in the fall. The raising of colts is
just beginning to make its impression in our horse supply, most
89
noticeable in the fact that we have had to purchase fewer
horses each year to keep up t lie horse power to requirements.
It was impossible to seed the winter wheat and rye this
fall as early: as it. should have been done and with the open
winter we have had, the prospects of these fall-sown crops are
not very encouraging.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL C. KINCAID,
Farm Mgr.
90
GENERAL STATISTICAL
TABLES
9l
r I
GENERAL STATISTICAL TABLES
The number of prisoners received since the organization of
the Workhouse, August 6th, 1869 j- 205,718
OF THE ABOVE THERE WERE
Discharged by expiration of sentence 181,369
Discharged by Order of Court 12,764
Discharged by Commutation of Time 7,175
Discharged by Governor’s pardon 195
Discharged by Parole 2,086
Escaped without recapture 306
Died 493
Removed to Hospital for Insane 212
Removed to Hospital for Smallpox 7 204,607
Leaving in confinement December 31st, 1926— Males 1,035
Leaving in confinement December 31st, 1926 — Females 76 1,111
93
II
CRIME OR OFFENSE
Abanding an Infant 9
Abducting a Child 7
Abortion 9
Abusing Family 40G
Accessory to Burglary
after the fact 4
Accessory to Murder after
the fact 1
Accessory to Felony after
the fact 3
Accessory after the fact 2
Adultery & Bigamy 1
Adultery 497
Adultery & Bastardy 3
Aiding prisoner to escape ... 10
Appeal cases 15
Arson 55
Affray 5
Assault 203
Assault indecent 49
Assault intent to Ravish 1
Assault Felonious 195
Assault Felonious & Enter-
ing Bldg 1
Assault & Pointing Fire
Arms 58
Assault & Battery 2796
Assault & Battery -
Aggravated 1587
Assault & Battery -
Felonious 1844
Assault & Battery - Intent
to Rape 288
Assault & Battery - Intent
to Rob 79
Assault & Battery - Intent
to kill 74
Assault & Battery - Intent
to Main 4
Assault & Battery - Intent
to commit Sodomy 1
Assault & Battery & Lar-
ceny 13
Assault & Battery & Ob-
struction of 19
Assault & Battery & Carry-
ing Concealed Weapons 15
Attempt to commit Felony 22
Attempt to commit Larceny 30
Attempt to commit Robbery 37
Attempt to commit Rape 52
Attempt to procure Abor-
tion
Attempt to Rescue
Attempt to Poison
Attempt to Enter Building
Attempt to break jail 5
Attempt to Kill 8
Attempt to False Pretense 3
Attempt to Sodomy &
Buggery 9
Attempt to Arson l
Attempt to blow up dwelling
2
Accessory to Violation of
Parole 1
Barratry 12
Bigamy 146
Bigamy & Perjury 2
Blasphemy 1
Buggery 3
Buggery Perjury & Adult-
ery 1
Burglary 459
Being a professonal thief 325
Being a burglar 5
Being a tramp 153
Being a common prostitute 2060
Being a nuisance 34
Being a gambler 4
Being a scold l
Breaking & Entering Build-
ing 619
Breaking & Entering R. R.
Car 15
Breaking Prison 56
Bribery 2
Blackmail 5
Carrying Concealed Weap-
ons 1202
Compounding Crime 2
Conspiracy 118
Conspiracy & False Pre-
tense 2
Concealing death of a
child 5
Corrupting a record 3
Counterfeiting 17
Counterfeiting bank checks 6
94
OC OO
CRIME OR OFFENSE— Continued
Cruelty to wife 33
Cruelty to children 190
Cruetly to animals 42
Cruelty & Neglect - 81
Cutting timber trees 1
Carrying Concealed Weap-
ons, Larceny & Robbery 3
Disorderly Conduct 60114
Disorderly Conduct &
Suspicious Person 71
Disorderly Conduct and Re '
sisting Officer 20
Disorderly Conduct and Be-
ing Escaped Prisoner 1
Disorderly Conduct & Car-
rying Concealed Weapons 4
Disorderly Conduct & Vag-
rancy 118
Disorderly Conduct & Beat-
ing Wife 1
Drunkenness 12848
Drunkenness & Disorderly
Conduct 4035
Drunkenness & Suspicious
Person 68
Drunkenness & Vagrancy 485
Drunkenness & Lewdness 15
Drunkenness, Disorderly
Conduct & Vagrancy 9
Disturbing Meetings 26
Defrauding Boarding House
Keeper 35
Defrauding U. S. Govern-
ment j
Dope Addict 8
Desertion 42
Desertion & Non-Support 36
Embezzlement 380
Escape 153
Extortion 29
Enticing Female Child 24
Exhibiting Obscene Matter 1
Employing Lady Waiters 1
Entering Building, Larceny
& Receiving Stolen Goods 679
Entering Building to com-
mit Felony 796
Entering R. R. Car to com-
mit Felony 171
Extortion & Blackmail 1
Escape & Adultery 2
Felony 7
False Pretense 579
False Pretense & Larceny... 10
Forgery 323
Forgery & False Pretense . 1
Forgery & Larceny 1
Forgery & Embezzlement.. 3
Forgery & Extortion 2
Fornication 26
Fornication & Adultery 20
Fornication & Bastardy 35
Fast Driving 15
Fraud 5
Fortune Telling 5
Felonious Shooting & Cut-
ting 39
Felonious Shooting & Point-
ing Fire Arms 1
Fraudulently Secreting
Property 3
Fraudulently Destroying
Will 1
Fraudulent Conversion &
Breaking Prison 1
Fraudulently Voting 3
Fraudulent Conversion 3
Fraudulently Making &
Uttering Writ 67
Furnishing Liquor Unlaw-
fully 20
Fraudulently making &
Uttering usorious In-
in ent 8
Fugitive from Justice 1
Failing to stop and render
assistance _ ,.l
Gambling 306
Horse Stealing 67
Habitual Drunkard 84
Inebriate 11
Incestuous Fornication 5
Interfering with officer 240
Indecent exposure 358
Incorrigibility 7
Intent to Burglary 1
Indecent Behavior 6
Involuntary Manslaughter .. 26
Issueing worthless checks ... 1
Keeping Bawdy House 457
Keeping Disorderly House 1798
Keeping Gambling House 211
Keeping Gambling &
Disorderly House 2
95
CRIME OR OFFENSE— Continued
Keeping Opium Joint 3
Larceny from Person &
Robbery 15
Laceny - petty 3
Larceny 5668
Larceny from Person 626
Larceny by trick 1
Larceny by Bailee 293
Larceny & Receiving Stolen
Goods 3488
Larceny & Felony 7
Larceny & Embezzlement ... 12
Larceny & Burglary 24
Larceny & Adultery 1
Larceny & Being Escaped
Prisoner _ 4
Larceny & Suspicious Per-
son 1
Larceny & Escaped & As-
sault 2
Larceny & Breaking Pri-
son 2
Larceny & Carrying Con-
cealed Weapons 4
Larceny & Forgery & False
Pretense 1
Loitering 44
Libel 43
Lewdness 440
Lascivious Behavior 8
Maintaining Common Nui-
sance 2
Malicious Mischief 334.
Malicious Mischief & Cast
ing Stones 49
Mayhem 3
Manslaughter 1 ’
Murder 46
Misdemeanor 618
Misdemeanor & Bribery 2
Misdemeanor & Perjury 1
Misdemeanor & Adultery 1
Malicious Cutting 1
Making Obscene Pictures ... 1
Neglecting Family 42
Negligence 1
Non-Support 1075
Operating Bunco Game 2
Operating car while intoxi-
cated 29
Obscenity 8
Obstructing Legal Pro-
ceedure 1
Perjury 68
Pointing Fire Arms 268
Pointing Fire Arms & As-
sault 2
Personating an Officer 64
Prize Fighting 2
Purchasing scrap from
minor 1
Prostituting children 4
Pandering 39
Professional Thief 5
Possessing Narcotic Drugs 6
Rape 178
Rape Felonious 112
Rape & Bastardy 3
Robbery 366
Robbery & Receiving Stol-
en Goods 337
Robbery Highway 2
Receiving Stolen Goods 603
Riot 197
Riot & Malicious 20
Riot & Assault & Battery 69
Resisting an Officer 17
Refusing to aid Officer 6
Rescuing Prisoners 8
Rape & Adultery 9
Reckless Driving 5
Suspicious Person 37825
Selling, manufacturing, pos-
sessing and transporting
liquor 4477
Selling Lottery Tickets 37
Selling Diseased Meat 2
Selling contraband in pri-
son 1
Seduction 46
Sodomy 70
Sodomy & Bastardy 8
Sodomy & Buggery 65
Setting up gambling device 2
Sending threatening letters 7
Surety of the Peace 6
Street Walking 443
Shooting to kill 10
Shooting to main 4
Soliciting person to commit
Felony 16
Soliciting person to commit
Sodomy 4
96
CRIME OR OFFENSE— Continued
Selling Cocaine
Selling Obscene Books
Trespass
Train Jumping
Threatening to kill
Unlawful wounding
Unlawful assembling
Vagrancy 4
Vagrancy & Suspicious Per-
son
Vagrancy & Being Profes-
sional Thief
Vagrancy & Malicious Tres-
pass
Vagrancy & Assault & Bat-
tery
Vagrancy & Larceny
Violating City or Borough
Ordinance 2412
Violating Pubilc Peace 15
Violation of public health 8
Violation of Sepulchre 1
Visiting Disorderly House... 2602
Visiting Gambling House 88
Visiting Bawdy House 20
Violation of Parole 32
Voluntary Manslaughter 25
Violation of Auto Law 61
Violation of Drug Act 29
Violating Quarantine 9
Violating Check Laws 1
Violating Snyder Act 2
Violating Pharmacy Act 1
Watch Stuffing l
Wife Beating 35
205,718
17
2
232
18
1
452
9
2330
176
16
4
2
4
37
Ill
SENTENCES FOR WH
12 Hours
1 Day
2
26
3 Days
5
5 Days
47
6 Days
1
10 Days
341
11 Days
2
12 Days
1
14 Days
1
15 Days
62
17 Days
1
18 Days
2
20 Davs
1165
21 Davs
2
22 Days
1
25 Days
9
30 Days
120777
31 Days
2
34 Davs
1
35 Days
1
39 Days
1
40 Days
188
41 Days
1
42 Davs
1
43 Days
3
44 Days
1
45 Davs
32
46 Davs
1
50 Days
11
60 Davs
26726
63 Davs
3
65 Davs
13
68 Days
3
70 Days
10
73 Davs
2
75 Days
8
80 Days
5
82 Days
1
84 Days
2
86 Days
1
90 Davs
20631
92 Days
1
93 Days
4
100 Days
8
110 Davs
2
116 Davs
1
118 Davs
67
120 Davs
3
125 Davs
1
134 Davs
13
149 Days
'
1
COMMITTED
Days 1
Days 106
Days i
Days 3
Days 3
Days i
Days i
Days . i
Days i
Days 3
Days 3
Days i
Month i33
Months 651
Months 11 Days i
Months 30 Days j
Months 4475
Months 5 Days \
Months 10 Days 4
Months 15 Days 3
Months 20 Days 90
Months 26 Days 1
Months 30 Days 49
Months 40 Days 29
Months 60 Days ig
Months 90 Days 4
Months 100 Days 1
Months 120 Days 2
Months 393?
Months 10 Days
Months 13 Days
Months 15 Days
Months 20 Days
Months 25 Days
Months 27 Days
Months 30 Days
Months 60 Days
Months 120 Days
Months 943
Months 1 Day -
Months 5 Days 2
Months 16 Days 1
Months 20 Days 4
Months 27 Days 2
Months 29 Days 5
Months 30 Days 3
Months 60 Days 1
Months 135 Days \
Months 9402
Months 3 Days 1
Months 10 Days 1
ICH
177
180
190
209
240
214
238
241
242
300
400
470
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
98
SENTENCES FOR WHICH COM M ITTED— Continued
6 Months 15 Days
4
1
Year 4 Months
4
6 Months 20 Days
7
1
Year 4 Months 50 Davs
1
6 Months 21 Days
1
1
Year 5 Months 6 Days
1
6 Months 25 Days
1
1
Year 6 Months
31
6 Months 30 Days
4
1
Year 6 Months 30 Days
1
6 Months 40 Days
4
1
Year 7 Months 1 Day .
1
6 Months 60 Days
2
1
Year 8 Months
2
6 Months 84 Days
1
1
Year 10 Months ...
2
6 Months 90 Davs
3
1
Year 11 Months
17
6 Months 111 Days
1
Davs
i
6 Months 120 Davs
1
13
Months
42
7 Months
347
14
Months
87
7 Months 10 Days
1
15
Months
519
7 Months 15 Davs
1
15
Months 30 Days
1
7 Months 20 Days
3
15
Months 60 Days ...
1
8 Months 5 Days
2
16
Months .
83
8 Months 5 savs
2
17
Months
12
8 Months 27 Days
2
18
Months
1313
8 Months 60 Days
i
18
Months 10 Davs
9
8* Months 180 Days
i
18
Months 30 Davs
2
9 Months
1690
19
Months ..
14
9 Months 10 Days
4
20
Months
68
9 Months 20 Days
2
20
Months 14 Days
1
9 Months 30 Days
i
21
Months
55
9 Months 50 Davs
i
21
Months 20 Davs
1
9 Months 90 Days
i
22
Months
17
10 Months
676
22
Months 13 Days
1
10 Months 10 Davs
1
23
Months
3
10 Months 15 Davs
3
26
Months ....
1
10 Months 19 Davs
2
27
Months
1
10 Months 20 Days
i
2
Years
1304
10 Months 60 Days
2
2
Years 60 Days
2
11 Months
161
2
Years 1 Month
1
11 Months 15 Davs
15
2
Years 1 Month
27
11 Months 20 Davs
10
Davs
1
11 Months 25 Days
25
2
Years 9 Months .
9
11 Months 27 Days
1
2
Years 3 Months
26
11 Months 29 Davs
62
2
Years 4 Months
21
11 Months 30 Davs
1
2
Years 4 Months
10
12 Months
18
Davs
1
1 Year
4676
2
Years 5 Months
4
1 Year 5 Davs
2
2
Years 5 Months
17
1 Year 20 Days
1
Davs
1
1 Year 30 Days
9
2
Years 6 Months .
148
11- Years
2
2
Years 7 Months
1
1 Year 40 Davs
i
2
Years 8 Months .
3
1 Year 60 Davs
4
2
Years 9 Months
6
1 Year 90 Davs
5
2
Years 9 Months
10
1 Year 150 Davs
2
Davs
1
1 Year 3 Months
7
2
Years 10 Months ....
2
1 Year 2 Months 3 Days
1
2
Years 11 Months
i
1 Year 2 Months 26 Days
1
3
Years
271
1 Year 3 Months 2 Days
1
3
Years 60 Days
1
99
SENTENCE FOR WHICH COM M ITTED.— Continued.
3 Years 4 Months
3 Years 1 Month
3 Years 2 Months
3 Years 3 Months
3 Years 3 Months 16
Days
3 Years 5 Months 3
Days
3 Years 6 Months
3 Years 9 Months
4 Years
4 Years 2 Months
4 Years 6 Months
5 Years
5 Years 6 Months
6 Years
6 Years 6 Months
7 Years
7 Years 9 Months 14
Days
8 Years -
10 Years
Indeterminate
10 Days to 20 Days
14 Days to 28 Days
6 Weeks to 3 Months
15 Days to 30 Days
20 Days to 40 Days
30 Pavs to 60 Days
30 Days to 6 Months
40 Davs to 3 Months
60 Days to 120 Days
90 Davs to 180 Days
1 Month to 2 Months
LI
Months
to
3
Months
2
Months
to
4
Months...
2
Months
to
1
Year
3
Months
to
4
Months...
3
Months
to
6
Months
3
Months
to
9
Months
3
Months
45
Days to
Months
3
Months
to
1
Year
4
Months
to
6
Months ...
4
Months
to
8
Months
4
Months
to
1
Year
5
Months
to
10
Months
6
Months
to
12
Months
6
Months
to
1
Year
6
Months
to
18
Months
7
Months
to
14
Months
8
Months
to
16
Months
8
Months
to
18
Months
8 Months to 2 Years 1
9 Months to 18 Months 81
9 Months 27 Days to
4 Years 1
10 Months to 20 Months 12
11 Months to 22 Months 2
11 Months to 2 Years 1
12 Months to 24 Months 10
13 Months to 24 Months 1
14 Months to 28 Months 1
15 Months to 30 Months 8
16 Months to 32 Months 2
17 Months to 34 Months 2
IS Months to 3 Years 80
18 Months to 36 Months 35
20 Months to 4 Years 1
23 Months to 46 Months 1
34 Months to 68 Months 1
1 Year to 2 Years 239
1 Year to 3 Years 7
1 Year to 5 Years * 1
1 Year 5 Months to
3 Years 1
1 Years 6 Months to
3 Years 26
1 Year 6 Months to
2 Years 8 Months 1
11 Years to 5 Years 1
2 Years to 3 Years 7
2 Years to 4 Years 114
2 Years 1 Month to
4 Years 2 Months 1
2 Years to 10 Years 1
2 Years 9 Months 28
to 3 Years 9 Months
28 Days 1
21 Years to 3 Years 2
21 Years to 5 Years 28
3 Years to 6 Years 45
3 Years to. 7 Years 1
3 Years 2 Months to
6 Years 4 Months 1
31. Years to 7 Years 1
4 Years to 8 Years 5
41 Years to 9 Years 1
5 Years to 6 Years 1
5 Years to 10 Years 3
6 Years to 12 Years 2
71 Years to 15 Years 1
8 Years to 16 Years 2
91 Years to 10 Years 1
10 Years to 20 Years 2
205718
1
1
1
3
1
1
21
1
59
2
1
30
1
12
1
7
1
1
1
1117
1
1
1
1
1
10
1
1
25
6
10
1
46
1
1
184
1
1
3
2
88
2
33
80
189
4
4
12
1
100
IV
OF THE 205,718 RECEIVED THERE WERE COMMITTED FOR
The
first time
113799
The twenty sixth time
196
The
second time
... 33907
The twenty seventh time..
156
The
third time
... 15925
The twenty eighth time
155
The
fourth time
... 9495
The twenty ninth time
139
The
fifth time
... 6283
The thirtieth time
153
The
sixth time
... 4907
The thirty first time
127
The
seventh time
... 3716
The thirty second time
106
The
eighth time
... 2671
The thirty third time
95
The
ninth time
... 1973
The thirty fourth time
88
The
tenth time
... 1967
The thirty fifth time
85
The
eleventh time
... 1187
The thirty sixth time
72
The
twelfth time
.. 1176
The thirty seventh time
72
The
thirteenth time
... 821
The thirty eighth time
71
The
fourteenth time
... 820
The thirty ninth time
67
The
fifteenth time
... 819
The fortieth time
67
The
sixteenth time
... 591
The forty first time
61
The
seventeenth time _....
483
The forty second time
51
The
eighteenth time
... 472
The forty third time
48
The
nineteenth time
... 438
The forty fourth time
45
The
twentieth time
... 430
The forty fifth time
39
The
twenty first time
316
The forty sixth time
38
The
twenty-second time
... 262
The forty seventh time
32
The
twenty-third time ...
... 244
The forty eighth time
30
The
twenty-fourth time ...
... 239
The forty ninth time
28
The
twenty-fifth time
... 238
The fiftieth time and over
518
205718
101
V
NATIVITY
United States 136517
Ireland 22333
Germany S988
England 7507
Austria 9061
Italy 4178
Scotland 2480
Russia 3313
Wales 1724
Poland 2469
Hungary 1662
Canada 1276
France 613
Switzerland 494
Sweden • 598
Greece 325
Holland 87
Denmark 103
West Indies 149
Ocean 65
Belgium 66
Australia 64
Norway 81
Roumania 163
Central America 36
East Indies 43
Spain 74
China 36
Mexico 367
Turkey 66
Africa 29
Arabia 25
Brazil 17
Isle of Man g
Isle of Malta 6
New Foundland 4
Portugal 16
India 7
Japan 4
Argentine 13
Serbia ig§
Egypt 10
Chile 3
Finland 87
Armenia 15
District of Columbia 1
Bulgaria 45
Algeria 6
Philippine Islands 2
Unknown 45
Syria 36
Porto Rico 12
Jerusalem 1
Albania 8
Cuba 20
Croatia 43
Jamaica 7
Zecho-Slavia 45
Lithuania 39
Uruguay 1
Hawaii 1
Ukrania 1
Jugo-Slavia 19
South Sea Islands 3
Bohemia 2
Cypress Islands 1
205718
102
VI
AGE WHEN COMMITTED
Under 20 years of age 14,734
From 20 to 30 years of age 77,199
From 30 to 40 years of age 58,315
From 40 to 50 years of age 35,137
From 50 to 60 years of age 15,526
60 years and over 4,807
205,718
VII
EDUCATION
Read and write 158, S94
Read or write 17,807
Neither read nor write 29,017
205,718
VIII
SOCIAL RELATIONS
Single 123,54 9
Married , 68,342
Widower 8,779
Widow 5,048
205,718
103
IX
OF THE 29,022 WHO COULD NOT READ OR WRITE,
WERE NATIVES OF
United States _ 12592
Ireland - 4507
Austria 3818
Italy 1897
Russia 1642
England 888
Poland 1098
Germany 544
Hungary 562
Wales 462
Scotland 161
France 92
Canada 93
Greece - - 107
Switzerland - 25
Holland - 23
Arabia 20
Belgium - - 19
Roumania — 50
South Sea Islands 1
Sweden 16
Turkey - ■. 17
West Indies - 31
East Indies 10
China 9
Australia 4
Ocean 2
Spain 9
Central America , 2
Mexico 114
District of Columbia 1
Serbia 85
Portugal 6
Unknown 12
Bulgaria 5
Jamaica 2
Finland 5
Assyria 15
Syria - 7
Porto Rico 5
Jerusalem - - 1
Albania .... - 5
Cuba 3
Croatia - - - 12
Africa ,. 2
Jugo-Slavia 5
Zecho-Slabia 8
Lithuania 24
Cypress-Islands - 1
Armenia - 2
Bohemia - 1
29022
104
X
HABITS OF LIFE
Abstinent 22.674
Moderate drinker 59,866
Occasionally intemperate 88,955
Intemperate 34,173
Drug addict 50
205,718
XI
COLOR
White males 147,039
Colored males 34,739
White females 19,271
Colored females 4,669
205,718
XII
TOTAL NUMBER OF PRISONERS RECEIVED SINCE THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKHOUSE AND
FROM WHAT LOCALITIES
Received from August 6th, 1869 to December 31st, 1925:
From Pittsburgh 199,757
From in Allegheny county 26.804
From other counties 15,209 201,860
Received during 1926: —
From Pittsburgh 2,039
From in Allegheny county 1,136
From other counties 683 3,858
205,718
105
NUMBER OF DEATHS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE
Tuberculosis
Pneumonia
Debility
Heart disease
Delirium tremens
Typhoid fever
Chronic alcoholism
Suicide
Epilepsy
Dropsy
Asthma
Phthesis
Apoplexy
Small pox
Hemorrhage
Accident
Peritonitis
Nephritis
Syphilis
Congestion of brain
Fracture of skull
Convulsions
Cholera morbus
Scarlet fever
Cerebro spinal meningitis
Erysipelas
Tetanus
Emphysema
Ovarian tumor
Chronic diorrhea and
Ulceration of bowels
Hemoptysis
Intestinal Obstruction
Diabetes
R K HOUSE
Gastritis 1
Opium eating 1
Inflammation of Bowels 1
Vegetable Poisoning 1
Intususception of bowels 1
Operation on neck 1
Endocarditis 3
Bright’s disease 1
Chronic bronchitis 2
Catarrahal enteritis 1
Exhaustion from morphine 2
Cellulitis 1
Meningitis 2
Anaemia 1
Cholocystitis 2
Poisoning 1
Aortic Aneuryam 1
Cancer 1
Carcinoma of stomach 3
Leukemia 1
Cirrhosis of liver 2
Arteriosclerosis 1
Acute indigestion 1
Influenza - 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 18
Lobar Pneumonia 5
Dilated Heart 2
Drowned 1
Hemopericardium 1
Chronic myocarditis 2
Tubercular meningitis 1
Acute Myelitis Posterior 1
Bronchial Pneumonia 1
Angina Pectoris 1
WO
96
83
28
39
22
23
18
17
10
8
9
7
10
6
7
5
4
7
6
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Annual Report
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
AND
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INEBRIATE ASYLUM
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
Fifty-Eighth Annual Report
of the Managers of the
Allegheny County Workhouse
and Inebriate Asylum
COMPLIMENTS OF
A. H.
LESLIE,
Superintendent,
For the Year 1927
PENNSYLVANIA
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Allegheny County Workhouse Frontispiece
Inmates Gathering Potatoes 19
Potato Crop 45
New Reservoir 67
Farm Buildings 73
Stored Potatoes 81
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Board of Managers and Officers 8
Managers of the Allegheny County Workhouse from the beginning 9
Manager’s Report 10
Superintendent’s Report , 11-15
Comparative Statistics for the Past Ten Years 16-17
Financial Report 21-26
Statement of Operations of the Several Business Departments 27-35
General Statement 36-42
Farm Product 43
Statistics for 1927 - 47-66
Chaplain’s Report 69-72
Physician’s Report : 75-79
Farm Report 83-86
General Statistical Report 87-103
5
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
Railroad and Express Office
BLAWNOX, WEST PENN’A R. R.
Eight miles north of Allegheny Station
Post Office
BLAWNOX, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENN’A
Long Distance Bell Telephone j 01g Qakmolt
7
OFFICERS
BOARD OF MANAGERS
SAMUEL R. KELLY, Pittsburgh President
W. J. ZAHNISER, Pittsburgh Vice-President and Secretary
WILLIAM S. LINDERMAN, Pittsburgh
W. C. REITZ, Pittsburgh
E. H. SWINDELL, Pittsburgh
A. H. LESLIE Superintendent
REV. WM. M. BUZZA Chaplain
L. T. MITCHELL, M. D Physician
ROBERT R. CHALMERS Clerk
COLONIAL TRUST CO., Pittsburgh Treasurer
8
MANAGERS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
From the Beginning
*George R. White 1866 to 1874
♦George Albree 1866 to 1873
♦Robert H. Davis 1866 to 1867
♦Hugh S. Fleming 1866 to 1870
♦Felix R. Brunot 1866 to **
♦Wm. S. Bissell 1866 to 1871
♦James Kelly 1867 to 1879
*J. P. Fleming 1870 to 1878
*W. J. Anderson 1872 to 1873
♦Richard Hays 1874 to 1875
♦Hugh McNeill 1874 to 1886
*C. J. Schultz 1875 to 1879
♦G. W. Hailman 1875 to 1878
♦J. W. Shaw 1878 to 1881
*D. C. White 1879 to 1880
♦Hugh S. Fleming 1879 to 1887
♦John Moorhead 1880 to **
♦John Birmingham 1881 to 1885
♦August Ammon 1881 to 1888
♦Addison Lysle 1881 to 1894
♦W. A. Magee 1886 to 1899
♦C. G. Donnell 1887 to 1895
C. C. Hax 1888 to 1894
♦Wm. Hill ; 1888 to 1891
John A. Bell 1891 to 1926
Hugh Kennedy 1895 to 1902
♦John Way, Jr 1895 to 1902
♦W. E. Harrison 1896 to 1903
*W. H. Seif 1900 to 1903
♦George A. Chalfant 1902 to 1904
♦Charles Donnelly 1903 to 1903
♦John W. Crawford 1903 to 1909
♦John F. Steel 1903 to 1917
♦Thomas B. Riter 1903 to 1907
♦Charles Donnelly 1904 to 1906
*W. H. Seif 1907 to 1911
W. C. Tibhy 1907 to 1910
W. J. Zahniser 1909
♦Jos. T. Nevin 1910 to 1919
W. C. Tibby 1911 to 1912
Samuel R. Kelly 1912
A. H. Willet 1917 to 1918
Walter A. Dearth 1919 to 1921
*W. H. Seif 1919 to 1921
Cameron C. Smith 1921 to 1925
William S.Linderman 1921
W. C. Reitz 1925
E. H. Swindell 1926
♦♦These dates are not on record.
♦Deceased.
LIST OF SUPERINTENDENTS
♦John McDonald 1867 to 1875
♦Henry Cordier 1870 to 1877
♦John L. Kennedy 1877 to 1881
♦Henry Warner 1882 to 1891
♦William Hill 1891 to 1896
♦Thomas P. Fleeson 1896 to 1897
♦William Hill 1897 to 1904
A. H. Leslie .’. 1904
♦Deceased.
9
MANAGER’S REPORT
Blawnox, Pa., December 31, 1927.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE
ALLEGHENY PRISONS, PITTSBURGH, PA.:—
Gentlemen : —
We herewith respectfully submit the Fifty-eighth Annual
Report of the Allegheny County Workhouse, together with the
special reports of the Superintendent, Chaplain, Physician and
Farmer, for the year ending December 31, 1927.
Respectfully,
SAMUEL R. KELLY, President.
W. J. ZAHNISER, Vice-President and Secretary.
10
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
1927
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SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE AND INEBRIATE
ASYLUM :
Gentlemen :
I herewith beg to submit the Fifty-Eighth Annual Report
of the Allegheny County Workhouse and. Inebriate Asylum, for
the year ending December 31st, 1927.
Attached hereto and made part of the report, are the finan-
cial exhibit, operation of the industrial departments, statistical
tables, reports from the chaplain, the medical department and
the farm deputy, and you are referred thereto for detailed
information.
The new Hospital is rapidly nearing completion and we
hope to have it furnished and ready for use during 1928.
Work has been started on the new Prison Wall which will
enclose the Hospital in the prison yard, and we trust to have
this improvement completed at the same time as the hospital.
The past year has shown an increase in the number of
inmates. The average daily population was 1,089 186/365, the
largest in the history of the institution.
I give you below in condensed form the movement of the
population for the year, the cash balances on hand, the daily
average population, and the daily average cost of each inmate.
Number of prisoners in confinement December 31st, 1926 1111
Number of prisoners received from January 1st. 1927 to
December 31st, 1927 inclusive 4514
5655
Discharged by expiration of sentence.. 3539
Discharged by Order of Court 626
Discharged by Commutation of Time 113
Discharged by Governor’s Pardon 1
Discharged by parole 194
Escaped without recapture 1
Died - ' * 1 1
Removed to hospital for insane 2
4487
Number in confinement December 31st, 1927 1168
13
The financial report shows the total receipts, includ-
ing’ balance carried over from last year to be $ 624,364.50
The total expenditures were 557,011.27
Balance on hand December 31st, 1927 67,353.23
The earnings from all sources were 177,791.72
The daily average population was 1,089 186/365
The daily average cost of each inmate was .845
The daily average cost of each inmate after deduct-
ing earnings was .398
The number of days board furnished prisoners dur-
ing 1927 was 397,671
As a matter of information, we herewith attach a comparative
statement showing the committments of the various offenses for the
past 8 years:
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
Assault and Battery
19
34
37
32
36
23
25
31
Aggravated Assault and Battery...
13
31
33
40
49
40
29
54
Felonious Assault and Battery
46
64
57
66
79
78
58
49
Being a Common Prostitute
13
21
5
7
4
4
42
107
Disorderly Conduct
167
232
251
291
649
476
429
470
Drunkenness
28
77
126
322
344
384
291
304
Larceny, etc
285
177
153
131
177
202
247
314
Non-Support
12
56
54
32
81
62
74
117
Suspicious Person
900
1,206
685
841
1,283
1126
1121
1.568
Vagrancy
322
823
449
534
593
326
298
293
Violating Liquor Laws
298
351
477
369
326
313
Miscellaneous
208
635
689
695
685
714
918
924
2,013
3,356
2,837
3,342
4,457
3,804 3,858
4,544
The total number of days work performed by the inmates
during the year was : —
In shops and factories 109,976
In engine room, boiler and pump stations 7,712
In library, cells, bath, barber shop, kitchen, tailor shop
and laundry 72,008
In garden, greenhouse and farm 26,044
In hauling coal and about prison 15,546
In labor hired out 441
Teams on farm 3,198
Teams on coal, etc., other than building material 2,000
On New Hospital
Common labor 9,719
Employes and skilled labor 2,672
Teams : 47
14
On New Prison Wall
Common labor 125
Employes and skilled labor 45
In residence, sewing- and knitting rooms, female 12,519
Total days work of inmates 256,807
Total days unemployed of inmates, including Sundays,
Legal Holidays and unemployment of inmates
physically and mentally unfit to perform manual
labor 140,864
Average number of inmates employed per day 856
Average number of inmates unemployed per day, con-
sisting of inmates physically and mentally unfit to
perform manual labor 233
In conclusion, I wish to extend my thanks to the Board of
Managers, and also to the Officers and Employes, for a fairly
successful year. Without their hearty cooperation the success
attained would have been impossible.
A. H. LESLIE, Superintendent.
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS— TABLE A.
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FINANCIAL
REPORT
1927
STATEMENT
of the
CASH RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
of the
ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE
From January 1st, 1927, to December 31st, 1927, both dates inclusive.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand January 1st, 1927 $141,567.62
Cash received from County Treasurer for improvements for
1927
Cash received from County Treasurer for the general main-
tenance of the prison for 1927 175,000.00
Cash received from County Commissioners of Allegheny
County refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to M. Joseph Sartori, Probation Officer 5,205.20
Cash received from County Commissioners of Beaver County
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to C. A. Moore, Probation Officer 261.95
Cash received from County Commissioners of Armstrong
County refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to W. C. McGregor, Probation Officer 130.65
Cash received from County Commissioners of Fayette County
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Charles W. Baer, Probation Officer 192.40
Cash received from County Commissioners of Mercer County
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Rev. W. T. K. Thompson, Probation Officer 375.05
Cash received from County Commissioners of Somerset
County refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to Ira Friedline, Probation Officer 1,435.20
Cash received from County Commissioners of Erie County
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Harold P. Dundon, Probation Officer 1101.40
Cash received from County Commissioners of Butler County
refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support prison-
ers to Dean D. Thompson, Probation Officer 53.30
Cash received from County Commissioners of Westmoreland
County refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to Jas. A. Kell, Probation Officer 122.20
Cash received from County Commissioners of Lawrence
County refunding amount paid for earnings of non-support
prisoners to J. W. Dunlap, Probation Officer 20.15
Cash received as interest on daily balance 4,618.97
Cash received from other counties for maintenance of their
prisoners 112,383.65
From hired labor of prisoners and employes 1,264.87
23
From Laundry work 7,734.88
From Officers and Notaries fees 170.50
From freight, railroad fares and telephone charges
refunded 1,903.00
From interest on notes and accounts 68.79
From cement sacks returned 772.40
From insurance refund on premium 292.05
From automobile repairs 66.05
From blacksmith and plumber 36.22
From Sales of natural gas and coal 1,120.54
From sales of scrap metal, rags, old barrels and bricks 485.63
From sales of pipe, glass paint, etc 37.15
From sales of live stock 1,386.36
From sales of provisions and kraut 254.98
From sales of farm products and flowers 8,816.87
From sales of screens and repairs by carpenter 123.34
From sales of shoes and repairing shoes and clothing 399.00
From sales of brooms 81,801.95
From sales of chairs 61,219.65
From sales of rag carpet and rugs 6,338.70
From sales of revolver 21.75
From contents of contribution box 36.02
From upholstering 3,267.63
From unclaimed money of prisoners 115.85
From rebate on contribution to American Prison Association
conference 44.08
From refund of Skinner Irrigation Company 118.50
From deposit to Special Account 5,000.00
$624,364.50
EXPENDITURES
EXTRAORDINARY
New Factory Building — Section No. 3
Material
Architect’s fees
. .$ 9,077.12
2,000.00
New Hospital
Material
Labor
Architect’s fees
. . 28,092.88
. . 26,400.93
2,000.00
Sundry Improvements
Material
Labor
555.97
866.75
Remodeling Deputy’s residence
Material
New Prison Wall
Material
Shop Equipment
Material and Machinery
$ 11,077.12
56,493.81
1,422.72
3,029.85
1,767.82
2,753.41
24
$ 76,544.73
CURRENT EXPENSES
For Broom Corn and otner materials and expenses $ 51,429.48
For freight paid on material and manufacturing brooms. . . . 8,382.90
For wages of employes in broom factory 2,179.96
For overwork paid prisoners for making brooms 1,100.43
For cotton and wool warp, new rags, etc., for carpet shop. . . 2,498.68
For freight paid on same 46.46
For wages of employes in carpet shop 2,086.09
For dowels, paper, varnish, etc., for chair factory 37,641.10
For freight paid on same 2,024.63
For wages of employes in chair factory 2,186.88
For overwork paid prisoners for making chairs 588.79
For soap, etc., for laundry 3,468.14
For wages of employes in laundry 2,655.00
For upholstering, material, etc 6,090.95
For wages of employes in upholstering shop 2,004.57
For miscellaneous machinery 4,834.91
For chauffeur’s license 4.20
For general freight, express, railroad tickets and fares, etc 4,206.89
For gratuities given prisoners 2,988.60
For salaries and wages 167,598.37
For traveling expenses 1,541.99
For boiler and water inspection and water rent 456.80
For telephone tolls and telegraph 385.39
For library, stationery, postage, etc 1,686.79
For expenses conveying and capturing prisoners 55.45
For fire insurance 2,864.50
For general repairs to buildings, machinery, etc 32,749.46
For brushes, spectacles, combs, etc 95.80
For oil, benzine, gasoline, etc 1,516.77
For farm tools, seeds, fertilizer, etc 7,389.62
For hardware and tools 438.66
For coal and gas 37,338.09
For photograph materials 68.32
For Skinner Irrigation Company, duplicate 118.50
For deposit in Special Account 5,000.00
For drugs and medicine 4,318.92
For clothing and bedding 4,576.79
For material used on power loom 1,825.58
For vehicles 867.75
For dues American Prison Association 135.00
For building material 1,007.92
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Allegheny County. . 5,186.35
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Beaver County 325.65
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Armstrong County. . 169.65
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Fayette County. . . . 395.85
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Mercer County. . . . 408.85
For earnings of non-support of Somerset County 1,355.90
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Butler County 42.25
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Erie County 118.30
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Westmoreland
County 88.40
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Lawrence County. . 3.25
For earnings of non-support prisoners of Indiana County. . . . 7.80
For shoes, leather and findings 5,213.53
For flour 17,915.97
25
For beef aiul fish 20,073.98
For groceries and provisions 11,801.45
For feed for horses, cows, etc 8,904.23
Cash in hands of Treasurer: —
Regular Account $ 64,049.83
Special Account 9,396.12
Pay Roll Account 13,500.72
$ 86,946.67
Cash and checks in office 1,920.04
$ 88,866.71
Less Warrants outstanding 21,513.48
67,353.23
$624,364.50
26
STATEMENT
of the
OPERATIONS OF THE SEVERAL BUSINESS
DEPARTMENTS
BROOM FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1927 $ 47,254.53
To cash paid account stock purchased during
the year and other expenses $ 59,812.38
Less amount due on same for 1926 2,239.57
57,572.81
Wages paid employees 2,179.96
Earnings of prisoners overwork 1,100.43
Amount yet due on purchase of material 465.09
Material received from other departments 908.17
$109,480.99
Cr.
By cash received for brooms sold $ 81,801.95
Less accounts for 1926 3,599.12
$ 78,202.83
Stock on hand January 1st, 1928 47,553.56
Accounts of 1927 uncollected 2,251.88
Brooms used at Work House, 1927 2,008.38
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Amount to credit of broom factory. . $ 20,535.66
27
BRUSH FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1927 $ 1,851.75
Cr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1928 $ 1,738.00
Deficit, Brush Factory $ 113.75
28
CARPET FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1927 $ 16,402.37
To cash paid on account of stock purchased during the year
and other expenses 2,545.14
To wages paid employes 2,086.09
$ 21,033.60
Cr.
By cash received for carpets and rugs $ 6,338.70
Less accounts for 1926 802.44
$ 5,536.26
By stock on hand January 1st, 1928 12,321.92
By accounts for 1927 uncollected 1,137.76
18,995.94
Deficit, Carpet Factory $ 2,037.66
29
CHAIR FACTORY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1927 $ 69,150.29
To cash paid on account of stock during the
year and other expenses $ 39,665.73
Less amount due on same for the year 1926 .... 807.80
38,857.93
Wages paid employes ' 2,186.88
To earnings of prisoners for overwork 588.79
To amount yet due on material purchased 129.23
Material from other departments 55.22
$110,968.34
Cr.
By cash received for chairs $ 61,219.65
Less accounts for 1926 13,023.43
$ 48,196.22
Stock on hand January 1st, 1928 71,109.40
By accounts of 1927 uncollected 10,465.74
By material furnished other departments 933.52
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Balance to the credit of Chair Factory $ 19,736.54
30
LAUNDRY
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1927 $ 1,113.46
To cash paid on account of stock purchased
during the year and other expenses 3.46S.14
Wages paid employes 2,655.00
Materials received from other departments 41.85
$ 7,278.45
Cr.
By cash received from Laundry work $ 7,734.88
Less accounts for 1926 uncollected 194.37
? 7,540.51
Stock on hand January 1st, 1928 1,034.94
By accounts for 1927 uncollected 233.13
By material used by other departments 74.11
8,882.69
Balance to credit of Laundry $ 1,604.24
31
UPHOLSTERING SHOP
Dr.
To stock on hand January 1st, 1927. . . $ 354.08
To cash paid on account of material during the
year and other expenses 6,090.95
Wages paid employes 2,004.57
Material received from other departments ' 42.24
Amount due on material purchased 10.95
$ 8,502.79
Cr.
For cash received for cushions and repairs $ 3,267.63
Stock on hand, January 1st, 1928 2,470.12
Accounts of 1927 uncollected 1,202.51
Material used by other departments 73.25
7,013.51
Deficit, Upholstering Shop $ 1,489.28
32
OTHER COUNTIES FOR BOARDING PRISONERS
By cash received from other Counties having agreements
with the Allegheny County Work House for boarding
prisoners $112,383.65
Less accounts for 1926 56,764.10
$ 55,619.55
Less accounts for 1927 uncollected 61,902.00
Revenue from this source for 1927 $117,521.55
33
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF REVENUE
Received for hired labor of prisoners $ 1,264.87
Received for blacksmithing and gas fitting 36.22
Received for officers and notary fees 170.50
Received for railroad fares and telephone tolls refunded 1,903.00
Received for interest on daily balance 4,618.97
Received for interest on notes and accounts 68.79
Received from contents of contribution box 36.02
Received from insurance 292.05
Received from sale of farm products, plants, etc 8,816.87
Received from live stock 1,386.36
Received from provisions and kraut 254.98
Received from shoes and repairing 399.00
Received from scrap metal, rags, old brick barrels, etc 485.63
Received from coal and gas 1,120.54
Received from screens and other articles and repairs by
carpenter 123.34
Received from refund on empty cement sacks 772.40
Received from sale of sundry articles 169.03
Received from unclaimed money of prisoners 115.85
$ 22,034.42
34
RECAPITULATION OF BUSINESS REVENUE
Deficit
From Broom Factory
$ 20,535.66
From Carpet Factory
..$ 2,037.66
From Chair Factory
19,736.54
From Laundry
1,604.24
From Upholstering Shop
1,489.28
From other counties for boarding prisoners . .
117,521.55
From miscellaneous items
22,034.42
From Brush Factory
113.75
$ 3,640.69
$181,432.41
3,640.69
$177,791.72
SUMMARY
The expenses of the institution for the year ending December 31st,
1927, were: —
For food consumed $ 49,791.40
For clothing and bedding in use and consumed 11,615.90
Salaries 167,598.37
Repairs and insurance 35,613.96
Other expenses 71,531.52
$336,151.15
The number of days board furnished prisoners during the
year of 1927 were 397,671
The daily average of inmates were 1,089 186/365
The daily average cost of each inmate was .845
The earnings from labor and business of the institution con-
ducted with outside parties were $177,791.72
The daily average cost of each inmate after deducting earn-
ings was .398
35
GENERAL STATEMENT
REAL ESTATE
Consisting of farm, building,
etc., and general improve-
ments as per last report $2,409,431.98
Additions and Betterments
New factory building, 3rd sec-
tion:
Material
(sprinkler System) $9,077.12
Architect’s fees 2,000.00
11,077.12
Total cost of New Factory
Building to date:
For cash expended $176,299.76
Teams and labor
furnished 45,866.50
$222,166.26
New Hospital building
Materials $ 28,092.88
Hired labor 26,400.93
Architect’s fees ... . 2,000.00
$ 56,493.81
Less cement
sacks $772.40
Less cement
used in re-
pair work. 129.00 $ 901.40 55,592.41
In addition there is to be charged to
this account:
9719 days prison labor (tJ'
$1.50 $14,578.50
47 days teams @ $2.00... 94.00
$14,672.50
Total cost of this improvement
to date:
For cash expended . $69,809.42
For labor and teams
furnished 20,276.50
$90,085.92
36
GENERAL STATEMENT — Continued
Sundry improvements, New
Sewers, etc.
Material $555.97
Labor 866.75
New Prison Wall
Material $1,767.82
In addition there is to be charged to
this account :
125 days prison labor @
$1.50 $ 187.50
Remodelling Deputy’s Residence
Material $3,029.85
1,422.72
1,767.82
Dr.
3,029.85
Cr
$2,482,321.90
Increase in valuation
MACHINERY
AND BOILERS
Last report
$
42,105.92
New Shop Equip-
ment
.$2,753.41
Burring Machine..
23.52
Crompton Knowles
. 450.50
Fordson Tractor..
. 460.00
Cushion Machine..
. 343.00
Motor, Chair Shop
. 361.80
Motor,
Cushion Machine
. 116.10
Meat Grinder
. 280.00
Water Softener...
. 2,799.99
7,588.32
$
49,694.24
Less 10% Depreciation
4,969.42
Increase in valuation
$ 44,724.82
$ 2,618.90
LIVE STOCK
Last valuation $ 14,832.00
Present valuation 12,216.50
Decrease in valuation
$ 2,615.50
37
GENERAL STATEM ENT— Continued
TWO AND FOUR WHEELED VEHICLES
AND NEW HARNESS
Last valuation $ 7,237.20
Present valuation 6,799.00
Decrease in valuation
BUILDING MATERIAL
Last valuation $ 2,381.89
Present valuation 3,772.87
Increase in valuation
MISCELLANEOUS STOCK
Of goods in store for the general
use of the prison which have
not been in use:
Last valuation
Present valuations :
Lime, coal and
cement $11,532.45
Paint and glass.... 1,423.89
Materials for use of
plumber, blacksmith
etc $ 3,464.96
Dry Goods, clothing.
shoes 13,429.62
Brushes, combs and
stationery 3,243.50
Hardware 1,419.98
Oats, hay and straw. . 8,120.36
Flour, groceries and
provisions 17,526.89
Drugs and medicine.. 600.00
Power loom material. 1,635.26
Increase in valuation
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
BROOM FACTORY
Last valuation $47,254.53
Present valuation.... 47,553.56
Increase in valuation
$ 60.194.23
62,396.91
Dr. Cr.
$ 438.20
$ 1,390.98
$ 2,202.68
$ 299.03
38
GENERAL STATEMENT— Continued
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
BRUSH FACTORY
Last valuation $1,851.75
Present valuation .... 1,738.00
Decrease in valuation
Dr.
Cr.
$ 113.75
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
CARPET FACTORY
Last valuation $16,402.37
Present valuation.... 12,321.92
Decrease in valuation
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
CHAIR FACTORY
Last valuation $69,150.29
Present valuation.... 71,109.40
Increase in valuation
GENERAL STOCK FOR USE IN
LAUNDRY
Last valuation
.$1,113.46
Present valuation . . . .
. 1,034.94
Decrease in valuation
BOOK ACCOUNTS DUE
THE
WORK
HOUSE
Last Report
$ 75,409.61
Present report:
For Brooms
$ 2,251.88
For Carpets
1,137.76
For Chairs
10,465.74
For Laundry
233.13
For Upholstering. . .
1,202.51
For maintenance of
prisoners
61,902.00
Sundry Items
1,154.44
78,347.46
Increase in valuation
$ 4,080.45
$ 1,959.11
•$ 78.52
$ 2,937.85
39
GENERAL STATEMENT— Continued
Dr.
Cr.
BOOK ACCOUNTS DUE BY THE
WORK HOUSE
Last Report $ 13,655.62
Present report:
Acct. Upholstering
Shop $ 10.95
Acct. Broom Factory 465.09
Acct. Chair Factory. 129.23
Sundry Items 6,431.67 7,036.94
Decrease in valuation
BILLS RECEIVABLE ON HAND
Last Report $ 150.00
Present Report 306.00
Increase in valuation
6,618.68
156.00
RECEIVED FROM TREASURER OF
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
For Maintenance
Received from interest on daily
balances
$175,000.00
$ 4,618.97
40
GENERAL STATEMENT— Continued
CASH ON HAND
Last Report $141, 567.62
Present Report 67,353.23
Decrease in valuation
Balance deficiency, which rep-
resents the amount over and
above all earnings which was
needed for the maintenance
of the workhouse for the year
1927
Dr.
$ 74,214.39
Cr.
$167,970.59
$261,159.78 $261,159.78
41
appendix
Appropriation for 1927
Deficit — January 1st, 1927 ... $ 61,013.22
' $ 61,013.22
EXPENDED
New Factory
Automatic Sprinkler System
and Architect’s fees $ 11,077.12
New Hospital 56,493.81
New Prison Wall 1,767.82
Sundry Improvements 1,422.72
Remodeling Deputy’s Residence 3,029.85
$ 73,791.32
Less cement sacks re-
turned $772.40
Less cement used in re-
pairs 129.00 901.40
$ 72,889.92
$133,903.14
Total deficit
42
FARM
The Workhouse Farm during the season of 1927 produced:
2906 — Bushels sweet corn
1670 — Bushels field corn
13 — Tons early cabbage
85 — Tons late cabbage
3100 — Bushels potatoes
49 — Tons cow beets
115 — Bushels navy beans
1878 — Bushels green beans
436— Bushels peas
245 — Tons hay
1073 — Bushels wheat
902 — Bushels oats
197 — Bushels spring rye
204 — Bushels spring wheat
200 — Bushels winter rye
30 — Tons alfalfa
881 — Bushels ripe tomatoes
420 — Bushels green tomatoes
267 — Bushels turnips
310 — Bushels apples
35 — Tons oat hay
90 — Tons ensilage
70 — Tons straw
150 — Tons corn fodder
7467 — Dozen eggs
3930 — Pounds butter
5322 — Gallons milk
1900 — Gallons butter-milk
11988 — Pounds dressed pork
4837 — Pounds dressed beef
1806 — Pounds chicken
485 — Pounds duck
1430 — Pounds veal
896 — Bushels kohlrabi
512 — Bushels table beets
496 — Bushels onions
220 — Bushels table carrots
176 — Bushels green onions
2 — Bushels peppers
124 — Bushels parsley
140 — Bushels spinach
960 — Bushels parsnips
2 — Bushels egg plant
18000 — Dozen celery
25 — Bushels cauliflower
896 — Bushels lettuce
642 — Bushels leaks
5 — Bundles asparagus
50 — Bundles rhubarb
6 — Bushels lima beans
4 — Bushels sun flower seed
20 — Bushels radishes
22 — Bushels squash
120 — Bushels cabbage
20 — Bushels cucumbers
165 — Quarts strawberries
548 — Quarts cream
14864 — Gallons skim milk
43
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CX.
9
POTATO CROP
STATISTICS
1927
47
STATISTICS FOR 1927
Number in confinement December 31, 1926 1111
Number received during 1927 4544
5655
OF THE ABOVE THERE WERE
Discharged by expiration of sentence 3539
Discharged by order of court 626
Discharged by commutation of time 113
Discharged by parole ; 194
Discharged by Governor’s pardon 1
Escaped without recapture v 1
Died : 11
Removed to hospital for insane 2
4487
LEAVING IN CONFINEMENT DECEMBER 31, 1927
Males, white * 695
Males, colored 405 1100
Females, white 34
Females, colored 34 68
1168
49
II
THE NUMBER RECEIVED EACH MONTH WAS
January
February ...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December .
Totals
Males
Females
Total
343
24
367
302
10
312
364
26
390
343
36
379
380
27
407
347
29
376
331
20
351
304
56
360
351
21
372
335
41
376
350
20
370
460
24
484
4210
334
4544
50
Ill
THE NUMBER IN CONFINEMENT AT END OF EACH
MONTH WAS
January
February ..
March
April
May
June
July ,
August
September
October
November
December
Males
F emal<
1038
73
1007
63
1048
73
1020
77
1010
72
1015
72
1012
66
982
94
968
63
992
82
1037
67
1100
68
Total
1111
1070
1121
1097
1082
1087
1078
1076
1031
1074
1104
1168
51
IV
OF THE 4544 PRISONERS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR,
THERE WAS COMMITTED BY
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Allegheny County 48
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Beaver County 4
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Blair County 1
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Butler County , - 1
By the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Westmoreland County 1
By the County Court of Allegheny County 77
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Allegheny County 352
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Fayette County 32
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Westmoreland County 61
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Lawrence County 57
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Erie County 47
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Washington County 81
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Indiana County 20
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Beaver County 39
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Jefferson County 7
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Armstrong County 26
By the Quarter Sessions Court of McKean County 4
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Butler County 74
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Crawford County 23
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Mercer County 116
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Clarion County 5
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Cameron County 1
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Greene County 16
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Warren County 11
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Venango County 8
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Somerset County 36
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Potter County 1
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Clinton County 5
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Blair County 10
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Forest Countp 4
By the Quarter Sessions Court of Centre County 1
By A. D. Brandon, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 727
By G. H. England, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 456
By J. W. Orie, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 444
By E. M. Hough, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 372
By John J. Verona, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 259
By W. J. Soost, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 410
By J. J. Sweeney, Police Magistrate of Pittsburgh 133
By Justice of Peace, Allegheny County 554
By Justice of Peace, Washington County 9
By Justice of Peace, Mercer County 11
4544
V
CRIME OR OFFENSE
Abusing Family
Accessory to Illegal Marriage
Accessory after the fact
Adultery
Aiding prisoner to escape
Arson
Assault
Assault & Battery
Assault & Battery, Aggra-
vated
Assault & Battery, Felonious
Assault & Battery, Intent to
Rape
Bigamy
Burglary
Being a Common Prostitute
Breaking & Entering Build-
ing
Breaking & Entering Railroad
car
Carrying Concealed Weapons
Conspiracy
Counterfeiting
Counterfeiting Bank Checks
Disorderly Conduct
Drunkenness
Drunkenness & Disorderly
Conduct
Dope Addict
Embezzlement
Escape
Entering Building, Larceny
& Receiving Stolen Goods
False Pretense
Forgery
Fornication & Bastardy
Fraud
Felonious Shooting & Cutting
Fugitive from Justice
Gambling :
Habitual Drunkard
Indecent Behavior
Involuntary Manslaughter 9
Keeping a Bawdy House 1
Keeping a Disorderly House 55
Keeping a Gambling House 2
Larceny 158
Larceny — Petty 1
Larceny from Person 2
Larceny & Receiving Stolen
Goods 41
Loitering 11
Lewdness 1
Malicious Mischief 2
Manslaughter 2
Murder 4
Misdemeanor 22
Non-Support 117
Operating Car while Intoxi-
cated 43
Obstructing Legal Process 4
Pointing Fire Arms 5
Pandering 6
Rape 14
Rape — Felonious 1
Robberjr 25
Robbery & Receiving Stolen
Goods 5
Suspicious Person 1568
Selling, Manufacturing &
Transporting & Possessing
Liquor 313
Sodomy 6
Trespass 1
Threatening to Kill 1
Unlawful Wounding 1
Vagrancy 293
Violating City or Borough
Ordinance 112
Visiting Disorderly House 10
Violating Parole 2
Violating Auto Law 1
Violating Snyder Act 5
Violating Junk Dealers Act 2
4544
248
1
1
18
1
1
3
31
54
49
4
6
14
107
29
1
25
1
1
1
470
304
34
3
4
5
83
8
19
14
1
1
2
2
46
106
53
Agent
Attorney
Blacksmith
Boiler Maker
Baker
Bricklayer
Butcher
Bookkeeper
Bell Boy
Brakeman
Barber
Boot Black
Cook
Carpenter
Clerk
Chauffeur
Craneman
Conductor
Chemist
Cabinet Maker
Chef
Cooper
Chiropractor
Chipper
Designer
Engineer
Electrician
Elevator Operator
Fireman
Farmer
Foreman
Glass Worker
Gardener
Housework
Huckster
Iron Worker
Janitor
Laborer
Lather
Miner
Machinist
Molder
Millwright
VI
OCCUPATION
3 Musician
1 Mechanic
20 Merchant
5 None
24 Nurse
8 Orderly
9 Porter
1 Peddler
1 Plumber
6 Printer
42 Plasterer
2 Pipe Fiter
108 Painter
56 Paper Hanger
100 Potter
88 Presser
13 Photographer
2 Paper Boy
1 Policeman
2 Packer
6 Rigger
2 Reporter
1 Salesman
1 Shoemaker
1 Shipper
21 Steamfitter
47 Stonemason
1 Spinner -
31 Surveyor
89 Stenographer
5 Sailor
5 Teamster
5 Tinner
327 Tailor
6 Truck Driver
21 Teacher
42 Toby Maker
2325 Telegrapher
2 Waiter
139 Watchman
54 Welder
15 Weaver
1 Window Trimmer
4
79
7
13
2
2
112
7
25
7
6
46
97
11
2
21
0
u
1
5
1
3
1
28
18
1
3
6
1
2
6
2
. 181
8
. 32
. 79
1
1
1
.. 74
1
4
1
1
54
4544
VII
SENTENCES FOR WHICH COMMITTED
10 Days
2
24
Years
... 2
15
Days
1
3
Years
... 3
20
Days
3
4
Years
... 1
27
Days -
1
5
Years
... 2
30
Days
2298
74
Years
... 1
60
Days
606
Indeterminate
... 129
65
Days
1
10
to 20 Days
... 1
80
Days
1
15
to 30 Davs
... 1
90 Days
431
21
to 42 Days
... 2
180 Days
1
25
to 50 Days
... 1
200
Days
1
30
to 60 Days
.... 3
300
Da vs
2
60
to 120 Davs
... 10
2
Months
14
90
to 120 Days
1
2
Months 9 days
1
90
to 180 Days
... 10
24
Months
1
1
Month to 2 Months
... 4
3
Months
56
2
Months to 4 Months
... 15
4
Months
50
24
Months to 5 Months
... 1
5
Months
16
3
Months to 4 Months
... 1
6
Months
199
3
Months to 6 Months
... 47
7
Months
19
3
Months to 9 Months
... 2
8
Months -
49
3
Months to 3 Years
1
9
Months
12
4
Months to 8 Months
... 25
10
Months
21
4
Months to 3 Years
1
10
Months 25 Days
1
5
Months to 10 Months
... 12
11
Months
2
6
Months to 12 Months
... 75
11*
Months
1
6
Months to 1 Year
... 16
11
Months 25 Days
4
6
Months to 24 Months
... 2
12
Months
4
6
Months to 2 Years
... 1
1
Year
94
6
Months to 3 Years
2
1
Year 1 Month
2
7
Months to 14 Months
... 2
1
Year 3 Months
2
8
Months to 16 Months
... 5
1
Year 5 Months
1
8
Months to 18 Months
1
1
Year 6 Months
10
9
Months to 18 Months
20
n
Years
14
10
Months to 20 Months
... 2
i
Year 9 Months
1
12
Months to 24 Months
4
14
Months
2
15
Months to 30 Months
... 4
15
Months
9
16
Months to 32 Months
1
16
Months
1
18
Months to 36 Months
... 1
18
Months
16
18
Months to 3 Years
9
20
Months
1
1
Year to 2 Years
... 76
2
Years
23
1
Year to 3 Years
3
2
Years 4 Months
1
1
Year to 4 Years
... i
2
Years 6 Months
1
1
Year to 5 Years
i
55
1 Year 6 Months to 3 Years 4
Years to 3 Years 17
2 Years to 4 Years 22
2 Years to 6 Years 1
2 Years to 7 Years 1
2 Years 1 Month 4 Days to
6 years 1
21 Years to 5 Years 11
3 Years to 6 Years 4
3^ Years to 7 Years 1
41 Years to 9 Years 1
5 Years to 10 Years : 2
4544
56
vm
OF THE 4544 RECEIVED THERE WERE COMMITTED FOR
The first time _ 2817
The second time 888
The third time .'. 321
The fourth time 148
The fifth time 79
The sixth time . 59
The seventh time 36
The eighth time 46
The ninth time 18
The tenth time 24
The eleventh time 16
The twelfth time 17
The thirteenth time 9
The fourteenth time __ 11
The fifteenth time 8
The sixteenth time - 11
The seventeenth time 4
The eighteenth time 3
The twentieth time 3
The twenty-first time : - 3
The twenty-sixth time 1
The twenty-seventh time 1
The thirtieth time 4
The thirty-first time 2
The thirty-second time - 1
The thirty-third time 1
The thirty-fourth time 1
The thirty-sixth time 1
The thirty-seventh time 1
The thirty-eighth time 1
The thirty-ninth time - 1
The forty-first time 1
The forty-second time 1
The forty-third time _ 1
The forty-fourth time 1
The forty-fifth time 1
The forty-sixth time 1
The forty-seventh time 1
The fiftieth time and over 1
4544
57
LX
NATIVITY
United States
Ireland
Germany
England
14
Austria
Italy
Scotland
18
Russia
57
Wales
3
Poland
Hungary
26
Canada .
3
France
4
Switzerland
5
Sweden
10
Greece
Denmark
West Indies
Belgium
Australia
Saxony
Norway 1
Roumania
East Indies
Spain
China
Mexico -a
Turkey
1
Arabia j
Brazil .>
New Foundland
Portugal .
Argentine
Serbia
i n
Egypt 1
Finland ,
Bulgaria
Svria
Porto Rico
Croatia n
Jamaica
Czecho-Slavia
Jugo-Slavia iq
Lithuania
Pkrania
Bohemia
Morocco
Macedonia
Dalmatia
Alaska
4544
58
X
AGE WHEN COMMITTED
Under 20 years of age 210
From 20 to 30 years 1744
From 30 to 40 years _ 1322
From 40 to 50 years 831
From 50 to 60 years 339
60 years and over _ 98
4544
XI
PARENTAL RELATIONS
Parents living at 16 years of age 3289
Father died before 16 years of age 430
Mother died before 16 years of age 270
Both parents died before 16 years of age 555
4544
59
XII
EDUCATION
Read and write 4107
Read or write 163
Neither read nor write 274
4544
XIII
OF THE 274 THAT COULD NOT READ OR WRITE
WERE NATIVES OF
United States 122
Ireland 2
Austria 51
Italy 4- 13
Russia 20
Poland 29
Germany 1
Hungary 2
Scotland 1
Greece 2
Mexico 12
Serbia 1
Portugal - 2
Croatia 2
Jugo-Slavia ■< 3
Czecho-Slavia
4
Lithuania
274
60
XIV
HABITS OF LIFE
Abstinent 1 * 1375
Moderate drinker 2233
Occasionally intemperate 668
Intemperate ■. 265
Drug addict : 3
4544
XV
COLOR
White males 2701
Colored males , 1509
White females 180
Colored females 154
4544
61
XVI
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS
Roman Catholic 1977
Methodist 693
Baptist - 1199
Presbyterian * 286
Lutheran 167
Episcopalian 19
Other Denominations 163
No Religious Instructions 223
Jews 1
4544
XVII
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Unapprenticed 4145
Apprenticed - - - 399
4544
62
XVIII
INMATES OF THE WORKHOUSE DECEMBED 31, 1927
Native born males 844
Foreign born males 216 1100
Native born females 58
Foreign born females 10 68
1168
XIX
THE 226 FOREIGN BORN INMATES WERE RESIDENTS OF
PENNSYLVANIA FOR
1 year and under 14
2 years and under. 4
3 years and under 7
4 years and under 6
5 years and under ! 2
6 years and under 5
7 years and under 7
8 years and under 4
10 years and under 10
11 years and under 3
12 years and under 9
13 years and under 8
14 years and under 7
15 years and under 13
16 years and under 3
17 years and under 8
18 years and under 10
19 years and under 3
20 years and under 28
21 years and under 4
22 years and under 8
23 years and under > 5
24 years and under : 10
25 years and under 11
26 years and under 4
27 years and under 8
28 years and under 4
' 29 years and under - 1
30 vears and over 20
226
63
XX
OF THE 226 FOREIGN BORN INMATES THERE WERE
65 RESIDENT OF OTHER STATES BEFORE
COMING TO PENNSYLVANIA
1 year and under 5
2 years and under 7
3 years and under 7
4 years and under : 5
5 years and under 4
6 years and under 3
7 years and under 2
8 years and under 1 1
9 years and under 1
10 years and under 4
12 years and under •. 1
13 years and under 1
14 years and under .' 3
15 years and under 1
16 years and under : 1
18 years and under 2
19 years and under 3
20 years and under 3
21 years and under 1
22 years and under 1
23 years and under 1
27 years and under 2
28 years and under 2
29 years and under 1
30 years and over 3
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TABLE SHOWING LOSS AND GAIN IN POUNDS, OF PRISONERS, DURING THEIR TERM OF IMPRISONMENT
XXII
NUMBER OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 6
Petechia Hemorrhagica 1
Gastric cancer complicating tuberculosis 1
Arterio Sclerosis - 1
Fractured skull 1
Lobar Pneumonia 1
11
66
WORKHOUSE RESERVOH
\
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT
1927
69
CHAPLAIN’S REPORT
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF
THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE AND
INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
Gentlemen : —
I hereby submit to you my Fourteenth Annual Report as
Chaplain of the Allegheny County Workhouse and Inebriate
Asylum.
The usual duties of the chaplain have been performed as in
previous years. The routine work of censoring the incoming
and outgoing mail; attending to items of personal business of
the inmates ; consultation with the various inmates on matters
of personal interest to them ; and such other assistance as the
position of the chaplain would give occasion, have furnished
opportunities for rendering service.
The following items will give some idea of the routine
work. Incoming letters, 42,322. Outgoing letters, 9,811.
Papers and periodicals received, 25,281. Packages received,
746. A large number of exchange papers received from the
various nublishers of religious periodicals have been distri-
buted. The money received from time to time in the mail has
been credited to the accounts of the inmates.
The library continues to hold an important place in the
work of the department. There has been distributed 17,550
books to the inmates during the year. About 150 new books
have been added. The bindery in connection with the library
has done excellent work in keeping the books and the hymn
books of the chapel in repair. A few new volumes have been
bound. The work in the bindery has been done by one of the
inmates. who has shown interest and ability in the work. 987
books have been repaired during the year.
The school under the direction of the Chaplain has been
conducted with encouraging results. There has been an aver-
age attendance of 50.
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ENTERTAINMENTS
It has been the plan to furnish moving picture entertain-
ments once every two weeks from October to April. These
have been very much enjoyed by all. The music for these
occasions has been furnished by the members of the orchestra
which is composed of inmates, and has added much to the
enjoyment of the entertainments. On the afternoon of the
Fourth of July the inmates gave a home talent vaudeville and
engaged in athletic sports.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Sunday services have been held in the chapel regularly
during the year at 9 :30 A. M. and 3 :30 P. M. These services
have been well attended and good interest has prevailed. The
choir and orchestra, composed of inmates, under the direction
of Mrs. H. P. Mutch, has been much appreciated. Reverend
M. P. Boyle has been faithful in looking after the special
interests of the Catholic inmates. R. II. McBride of the Parting
of the Ways Home, at stated intervals has addressed the in-
mates. The Salvation Army held a service on their Prison
Sunday. Through the efforts of J. R. Cutler on behalf of the
“Gideons” the institution is soon to receive 100 bibles.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Washington’s Birthday Address by the Rev. F. A. Richards
Memorial Day Address by the Rev. Aaron Steele
Independence Day Address by the Rev. O. R. Hemplemann
Thanksgiving Day Address by the Rev. G. M. Hartung
Christmas Day Address by the Rev. E. W. Kelley
In closing this report, I wish to express my appreciation to
the Board of Managers, Mr. A. H. Leslie, Supt., and the Officers
and Employes, for their co-operation in the work of the depart-
ment.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. M. BUZZA,
Chaplain.
Blawnox, Pa.
December 31st, 1927.
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WORKHOUSE FARM BUILDINGS
PHYSICIAN’S REPORT
1927
75
PHYSICIAN’S REPORT
Blawnox, Pa., December 31st, 1927.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF
THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY WORKHOUSE AND
INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
Gentlemen :
The following report of the Medical Department for the
year ending December 31st, 1927, is respectfully submitted.
The sanitary and hygienic standards of past years have
been maintained, and marked improvement made in some
places. The improved and more varied diet has led to greater
contentment among the inmates, and naturally, a better physi-
cal condition. It was necessary to remove several patients to
Pittsburgh hospitals for operations.
One hundred and twelve gallons of medicine were com-
pounded in our dispensary and five hundred and eighty-six
intravenous treatments administered.
The following tables are submitted as a part of this report :
DISPENSARY CALLS
January 1097
February - 757
March 1185
April 991
May * 1201
June 1067
July 517
August : 919
September 883
October 1063
November 1254
December 963
11897
The above calls were for the following symptons and con-
ditions : —
Acne 36
Angina Pectoris 2
Adenitis 7
Alcoholism 1
Asthma 4
Arthritis 50
Anorexia 4
Anaemia 2
Back Ache 693
Bronchitis 800
Barbers Itch 2
Cold 3182
Constipation 2445
Coryza * 2
Conjunctivitis 9
Cystitis 82
Cancer l
Chills 1
Debility (Age) 1
Diarrhoea 43
Diphtheria 7
Drug Addiction 1
Epilepsy 1
Eczema 38
Ear Ache 26
Epistaxis ;. 4
Gastralgia 1
Gastritis 297
Gonorrhoea 70
Grippe 51
Galls 1
Head Ache 1352
Hemorrhoids „ 54
Herpes 2
Heart Palpitation 7
Indigestion 717
Ivy Poison 4
Lumbago 7
Laryngitis 1
Malaria 5
Myalgia 70
Malingerer 2
Neuralgia 485
Nervousness 2
Otitis 7
Orchitis 2
Ophthalmia Gonorrhoeal 1
Pleurodynia 9
Pleurisy 2
Pharyngitis 1
Pyrosis 30
Rheumatism 267
Scabies 1
Syphilis 1
Sciatica 1
Surgical 64S
Tonsilitis 224
Torticollis 25
Tooth Ache 41
Tinea Pubes 87
Vertigo 44
Vaccinia 6
SUMMARY OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Number of patients in hospital January 1st, 1927 11
Number admitted during the year 109 120
Number discharged during the year 103
Number died during the year # 10
Remaining in Hospital January 1st, 1928 7 120
UDoes not include one who died in his cell without asking medical
services. Lobar Pneumonia was the cause of this death.
78
Diseases or conditions for which patients were admitted
to the hospital : —
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 18
Barbers Itch 1
Gall Stones 2
Conjunctivitis 2
Burns and scalds i 2
Petechia Hemorrhagica 1
Sprains and bruises 6
Alcoholism 5
Tonsilitis 3
Infected wounds 3
Gastralgia 3
For diet 5
Hemorrhoids 1
Malingerers 2
Lumbago 2
Mental Cases 4
Alcoholic delerium 5
Appendicitis 3
Gonorrhoeal Rheumatism 1
Carcinoma of testicle 1
Broncho Pneumonia 1
Valvular heart disease 4
Arterio Sclerosis 1
Bronchitis 1
Asthma 1
Undiagnosed 3
Epistaxis 1
Pneumonia — lobar 1
Suppressed urine 2
Rheumatism 4
Goiter 1
Intestinal obstruction 1
Adenitis Suppurating 1
Hiccough 1
Mastoiditis 1
Lumbar abscess 1
Foreign body in throat 1
Quinsy 1
Nurses and orderlies 9
Sciatica 1
Fractures and dislocations 2
The causes of the deaths as determined by the Coroner’s
jury, were as follows : —
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 6
Petechia Hemorrhagica - 1
Gastric cancer complicating tuberculosis 1
Arterio Sclerosis 1
Fractured skull 1
Lobar Pneumonia 1
11
Respectfully submitted,
L. T. MITCHELL.
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INMATES GATHERING POTATOES
FARM REPORT
1927
83
FARM REPORT
Blawnox, Pa., January 1st, 1928.
Mr. A. H. Leslie, Superintendent of the Allegheny County
Workhouse and Inebriate Asylum,
Dear Sir : —
I hereby submit to you the following report of the farm
for the year ending December 31st, 1927.
The acreage in cultivated crops this year amounted to 196
acres, in grain crops 91 acres, in hay, including alfalfa, 139
acres, and in pasture, 35 acres. In addition to this, 26 acres
are in the garden proper under separate management. This
makes a total of 487 acres farmed during the year. The value
of the products raised on the farm and garden, not including
dairy, poultry, or hog products, amounted this year to $41,-
192.00. The labor required to operate the farm and garden,
not including the care of stock, during the year amounted to
22,444 men days, 2,885 team days and 360 tractor days, which
resolves itself into 40 men days for each acre farmed, 6-| team
days per acre and 7/10 tractor day per acre.
In order to take care of the increased demand of the insti-
tution for food, garden crops are being raised on the farm in
addition to our regular farm crops. This year five acres of
green beans, three acres of peas, and eight acres of tomatoes
were grown on the farm, and more acreage of this type is plan-
ned for next year. This intensive farming requires more
fertility than with regular farm crops and with an insufficient
manure supply to meet that requirement, we are endeavoring
to keep up yields by the use of fertilizers and turning under
rye and clover whenever possible.
The field corn was soft at harvest time and in order to use
it to the best advantage as much of the crop as possible was
put into the silo. The sweet corn was late in maturing but
the entire crop was harvested and canned before frost caused
any damage.
85
The new cultivator attachment for one of the tractors
proved satisfactory this season, enabling us to use one of the
tractors approximately 75 days more than we otherwise would
have been able to do and allowed us to continue cultivating in
harvest time when ordinarily we were compelled to dispense
with most of the cultivating in order to harvest the hay and
grain with the teams. From 15 to 25 acres were cultivated in
a day with the tractor cultivator, depending on the size of the
coni or other crop cultivated.
The acreage of the various crops and the yield per acre were
as follows :
Sweet corn
Field corn
Early cabbage
Late cabbage
Potatoes
Cow beets
Navy beans
Green beans ...
Hay
Wheat
Oats
Rye
Spring rye
Spring wheat
Tomatoes
The herd of cows have again passed the annual tuberculin
test, for the eighth consecutive time under the accredited herd
plan.
The egg production for the poultry year ending November
31st, 1927, amounted to 7516 dozen and the average egg yield
per hen for the year amounted to 135 eggs.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL C. KINCAID,
Farm Mgr.
32
acres
85 bu.
to
acre
57
acres
33 bu.
to
acre
1
acre
13 ton
to
acre
. 10
acres
81 ton to
acre
32
acres
97 bu.
to
acre
... 4
acres
12 ton
to
acre
19
acres
7 bu.
to
acre
41
acres
135 bu.
to
acre
103
acres ..
2 4/10 ton
to
acre
..... 37
acres.
29 bu.
to
acre
22
acres
41 bu.
to
acre
12
acres
17 bu.
to
acre
10
acres
20 bu.
to
acre
10
acres
21 bu.
to
acre
10
acres
95 bu.
to
acre
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GENERAL STATISTICAL
TABLES
I
GENERAL STATISTICAL TABLES
The number of prisoners received since the organization of
the Workhouse, August 6th, 1869 210,262
OF THE ABOVE THERE WERE
Discharged by expiration of sentence 184,908
Discharged by Order of Court 13,390
Discharged by Commutation of Time 7,288
Discharged by Governor’s pardon 196
Discharged by Parole 2,280
Escaped without recapture 307
Died 504
Removed to Hospital for Insane 214
Removed to Hospital for Smallpox 7 209,094
Leaving in confinement December 31st, 1927 — Males 1,100
Leaving in confinement December 31st, 1927 — Females 68 1,168
89
II
CRIME OR OFFENSE
Abandoning an Infant 9
Abducting a Child..... 7
Abortion 9
Abusing Family 654
Accessory to Burglary after
the fact 4
Accessory to Murder after the
fact i 1
Accessory to Felony after the
fact I 3
Accessory after the fact 3
Accessory to illegal marriage 1
Adultery & Bigamy l
Adultery 515
Adultery & Bastardy 3
Aiding prisoner to escape 11
Appeal cases 15
Arson 55
Affray 5
Assault 206
Assault Indecent 49
Assault intent to Ravish 1
Assault Felonious 195
Assault Felonious & entering
building 1
Assault & Pointing Fire Arms 58
Assault & Battery 2827
Assault & Battery — Aggra-
vated 1641
Assault & Battery — Felonious 1893
Assault & Battery — Intent to
Rape 292
Assault & Battery — Intent to
Rob 79
Assault & Battery — Intent to
Kill 74
Assault & Battery — Intent to
Maim : 4
Assault & Battery — Intent to
Commit Sodomy 1
Assault & Battery & Larceny 13
Assault & Battery & Obstruc-
tion of 19
Assault & Battery & Carrying
Concealed Weapons 15
Attempt to Commit Felony 22
Attempt to Commit Larceny 30
Attempt to Commit Robbery .. 37
Attempt to Commit Rape 52
Attempt to procure Abortion 7
Attempt to Rescue 8
Attempt to Poison 4
Attempt to Enter Building 8
Attempt to Break Jail 5
Attempt to Kill S
Attempt to False Pretense 3
Attempt to Sodomy & Bug-
gery 9
Attempt to Arson 1
Attempt to Blow up Dwelling 2
Accessory to Violation of
Parole 1
Barratry 12
Bigamy 152
Blasphemy 1
Bigamy & Perjury 2
Buggery 3
Bigamy, Perjury & Adultery... 1
Burglary 473
Being a Professional Thief 325
Being a Burglar 5
Being a Tramp 153
Being a Common Prostitute .2167
Being a Nuisance 34
Eeing a Gambler - 4
Being a Scold 1
Breaking & Entering Building 64S
Breaking & Entering Rail
Road Car 16
Breaking Prison 56
Bribery — — 2
Blackmail 5
Carrying Concealed Weapons 1227
Compounding Crime 2
Conspiracy 179
90
CRIME OR
Conspiracy & False Pretense
Concealing Death of Child
Corrupting a Record
Counterfeiting
Counterfeiting Bank Checks
Cruelty to Wife
Cruelty to Children
Cruelty to Animals
Cruelty & Neglect
Cutting Timber Trees
Carry Concealed Weapons,
Larceny & Robbery.
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct & Suspic-
ious Person ,
Disorderly Conduct & Resist-
ing Officer
Disorderly Conduct & being
an Escaped Prisoner
Disorderly Conduct & Carry-
ing Concealed Weapons
Disorderly Conduct & Vag-
rancy
Disorderly Conduct & Beating
Wife
Drunkenness - 13152
Drunkenness & Disorderly
Conduct .' 4069
Drunkenness & Suspicious
Person 68
Drunkenness & Vagrancy 485
Drunkenness & Lewdness 15
Drunkenness, Disorderly Con-
duct & Vagrancy 9
Disturbing Meetings 26
Defrauding Boarding House
Keeper 35
Defrauding U. S. Government 2
Dope Addict 6
Desertion 42
Desertion & Non-support 36
Embezzlement 384
Escape 158
Extortion 29
Enticing Female Child 24
Exhibiting Obscene Matter 1
Employing Lady Waiters 1
Entering Building, Larceny &
Receiving Stolen Goods 762
Entering Building to Commit
Felony 796
Entering Railroad Car to
Commit Felony 171
Extortion & Blackmail 1
Escape & Adultery 2
Felony 7
False Pretense 587
False pretense & Larceny 10
Forgery 342
Forgery & False Pretense 1
Forgery & Larceny l
Forgery & Embezzlement 3
Forgery & Extortion 2
Fornication 26
Fornication & Adultery 20
Fornication & Bastardy 49
Fast Driving 15
Fraud ; 6
Fortune Telling 5
Felonious Shooting & Cutting 40
Felonious Shooting & Point-
ing Fire Arms 1
Fradulently Secreting Prop-
erty 3
Fraudulently Destroying Will 1
Fraudulent Conversion &
Breaking Prison 1
Fraudulent Voting 3
Fraudulent Conversions 3
Fraudulently making & utter-
ing Writ 67
Fradulently making & utter-
ing Usorious Instrument 8
Furnishing Liquor Unlawfully 20
Fugitive from Justice 3
Failing to stop & render as-
sistance 1
Gambling 308
OFFENSE — Continued
2
5
3
18
7
33
190
42
81
1
3
60584
71
20
1
4
118
1
91
CRIME OR OFFENSE — Continued
Horse Stealing 67
Habitual Drunkard 130
Inebriate 11
Incestuous Fornication 5
Interfering with Officer 240
Indecent Exposure 358
Incorrigibility 7
Intent to Burglary 1
Indecent Behavior 112
Involuntary Manslaughter 35
Issuing Worthless Checks 1
Keeping Bawdy House 458
Keeping Disorderly House 1853
Keeping a Gambling House 213
Keeping a Gambling & Dis-
orderly House 2
Keeping an Opium Joint 3
Larceny from Person & Rob-
bery 15
Larceny, Petty 4
Larceny 5826
Larceny from Person 628
Larceny by trick 1
Larceny by Bailee 293
Larceny & Receiving Stolen
Goods 3529
Larceny & Felony 7
Larceny & Embezzlement 12
Larceny & Burglary 24
Larceny & Adultery. 1
Larceny & Being an Escaped
prisoner 4
Larceny & Suspicious Person 1
Larceny & Escape & Assault 2
Larceny & Breaking Prison 2
Larceny & Carrying Conceal-
ed Weapons 4
Larceny & Forgery & False
Pretense 1
Loitering 22
Libel 13
Lewdness 141
Lascivious Behavior 8
Maintaining Common Nui-
sance 2
Malicious Mischief 332'
Malicious Mischief & Casting
Stones 19
Mayhem 34
Manslaughter Ill
Murder 50
Misdemeanor 640
Misdemeanor & Bribery 2
Misdemeanor & Perjury 1
Misdemeanor & Adultery 1
Malicious Cutting 1
Making Obscene Pictures 1
Neglecting Family 42
Negligence 1
Non-Support 1192
Operating Bunco Game 2
Operating Car while Intoxi-
cated 72
Obscenity 8
Obstructing Legal Process 5
Perjury 68
Pointing Fire Arms 273
Pointing Fire Arms & Assault 2
Personating an Officer 64
Prize Fighting 2
Purchasing Scrap from Minor 1
Prostituting Children 4
Pandering 45
Professional Thief 5
Possessing Narcotic Drugs 6
Rape - 192
Rape Felonious 113
Rape & Bastardy 3
Robbery 391
Robbery & Receiving Stolen
Goods 342
Robbery — Highway 2
Receiving Stolen Goods 603
Riot - 197
Riot & Malicious 20
Riot & Assault & Battery 69
Resisting an Officer 17
Refusing to Aid Officer 6
Rescuing Prisoners 8
92
CRIME OR OFFENSE— Continued
Rape & Adultery 9
Reckless Driving 5
Suspicious Person 39393
Selling, Manuacturing & Pos-
sessing Liquor 4790
Selling Lottery Tickets 37
Selling Diseased Meat 2
Selling Contraband in Prison 1
Seduction 46
Sodomy 76
Sodomy & Bastardy 8
Sodomy & Buggery 65
Setting up Gambling Device 2
Sending Threatening Letters 7
Surety of the Peace 6
Street Walking 443
Shooting to Kill 10
Shooting to Maim 4
Soliciting Persons to Commit
Felony 16
Soliciting Persons to Commit
Sodomy , 4
Selling Cocaine 17
Selling Obscene Books 2
Trespass 233
Train Jumping 18
Threatening to Kill 2
Unlawful Wounding 453
Unlawful Assembling 9
Vagrancy 42623
Vagrancy & Suspicious Per-
son 176
Vagrancy & Being a Profes-
sional Thief : 16
Vagrancy & Malicious Tres-
pass 4
Vagrancy & Assault & Bat-
tery 2
Vagrancy & Larceny 4
Violating City or Borough
Ordinance 2524
Violation of Public Peace 15
Violation of Public Health 8
Violation of Sephulcer 1
Visiting Disorderly House 2612
Visiting Gambling House 88
Visiting Bawdy House 20
Violation of Parole 34
Voluntary Manslaughter 26
Violation of Auto Law 62
Violation of Drug Act 29
Violation of Quarentine 9
Violation of Check Law 1
Violation of Snyder Act 7
Violation of Pharmacy Act 1
Violation of Junk Dealers Act 2
Watch Stuffing 1
Wife Beating 35
210,262
93
Ill
SENTENCES FOR WHICH COMMITTED
12 Hours
1 Day
3 Days
5 Days
6 Days
1 0 Days
11 Days
12 Days
14 Days
15 Days
17 Days
18 Days
20 Days
21 Days
22 Days
25 Days
27 Days
30 Days
31 Days
34 Days
35 Days
39 Days
40 Days
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42 Days
43 Days
44 Days
45 Days
46 Days
50 Days
60 Days
63 Days
65 Days
68 Days
70 Days
73 Days
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80 Days
82 Days
84 Days
86 Days
90 Days
92 Days
93 Days
100 Days
110 Days
116 Days
118 Days
120 Days
2 125 Days l
26 134 Days 13
5 149 Days 1
47 177 Days 1
1 180 Days 107
343 190 Days 1
2 200 Days l
1 209 Days 3
1 214 Days 1
63 238 Days l
1 240 Days 3
2 241 Days 1
1168 242 Days 1
2 300 Days 5
1 400 Days 3
9 470 Days 1
1 1 Month 133
123075 2 Months 655
2 2 Months 9 Days 1
1 2 Months 11 Days l
1 2 Months 30 Days l
1 24 Months 1
188 3 Months 4531
1 3 Months 5 Days 1
1 3 Months 10 Days 4
3 3 Months 15 Days 3
1 3 Months 20 Days 90
32 3 Months 26 Days 1
1 3 Months 30 Days 49
11 3 Months 40 Days 29
27332 3 Months 60 Days 16
3 3 Months 90 Days 4
14 3 Months 100 Days 1
3 3 Months 120 Days 2
10 4 Months 3987
2 4 Months 10 Days 2
8 4 Months 13 Days 1
6 4 Months 15 Days 6
1 4 Months 20 Days 5
2 4 Months 25 Days 1
1 4 Months 27 Days 2
21062 4 Months 30 Days 12
1 4 Months 60 Days 9
4 4 Months 120 Days 1
8 5 Months - 959
2 5 Months 1 Day 1
1 5 Months 5 days 2
67 5 Months 16 Days 1
3 5 Months 20 Days 4
94
SENTENCES FOR WHICH
5 Months 27 Days 2
5 Months 29 Days 5
5 Months 30 Days 3
5 Months 60 Days 1
5 Months 135 Days 1
6 Months 9601
6 Months 3 Days 1
6 Months 10 Days 1
6 Months 15 Days 4
6 Months 20 Days 7
6 Months 21 Days 1
6 Months 25 Days 1
6 Months 30 Days 4
6 Months 40 Days 4
6 Months 60 Days 2
6 Months 84 Days 1
6 Months 90 Days 3
6 Months 111 Days 1
6 Months 120 Days 1
7 Months 366
7 Months 10 Days 1
7 Months 15 Days 1
7 Months 20 Days 3
8 Months 1085
8 Months 5 Days 2
8 Months 27 Days 2
8 Months 60 Days 1
8 Months 180 Days 1
9 Months 1702
9 Months 10 Days 4
9 Months 20 Days 2
9 Months 30 Days 1
9 Months 50 Days 1
9 Months 90 Days 1
10 Months 697
10 Months 10 Days 1
10 Months 15 Days 3
10 Months 19 Days 2
10 Months 20 Days 1
10 Months 25 Days 1
10 Months 60 Days 2
11 Months 163
114 Months 1
11 Months 15 Days 15
11 Months 20 Days 10
11 Months 25 Days 29
11 Months 27 Days 1
11 Months 29 Days 62
11 Months 30 Days 1
12 Months , 22
1 Year 4770
1 Year 5 Days 2
1 Year 20 Days 1
1 Year 30 Days 9
M M ITT ED — Continued
Year 1 Month 2
Year 40 Days l
Year 60 Days 4
Year 2 Months 3 Days 1
Year 2 Months 26 Days 1
Year 90 Days 5
Year 3 Months 9
Year 3 Months 2 Days 1
Year 4 Months 4
Year 4 Months 50 Days 1
Year 5 Months l
Year 150 Days 2
Years 4 16
Year 6 Months 41
Year 6 Months 30 Days l
Year 5 Months 6 Days 1
Year 7 Months 1 Day l
Year 8 Months 2
Year 9 Months 1
Year 10 Months 2
Year 11 Months 17 Days l
Months 42
Months 89
Months 528
Months 30 Days 1
Months 60 Days l
Months 84
Months 12
Months 1329
Months 10 Days 3
Months 30 Days 2
Months 14
Months 69
Months 14 Days l
Months 55
Months 20 Days 1
Months 17
Months 13 Days 1
Months 3
Months l
Months 1
Years 1327
Years 1 Month 1
Years 1 Month 27 Days l
Years 60 Days 2
Years 2 Months 9
Years 3 Months 26
Years 4 Months 22
Years 4 Months 10 Days 1
Years 5 Months 4
Years 5 Months 17 Days 1
Years 6 Months 149
Years 2
Years 7 Months 1
CO
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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21
22
22
23
26
27
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
24
2
95
SENTENCE FOR WHICH
2 Years 8 Months 3
2 Years 9 Months 6
2 Years 9 Months 10 Days 1
2 Years 10 Months 2
2 Years 11 Months 1
3 Years 274
3 Years 1 Month 1
3 Years 2 Months 1
3 Years 60 Days 1
3 Years 3 Months 3
3 Years 3 Months 16 Days 1
3 Years 4 Months 1
3 Years 5 Months 3 Days 1
3 Years 6 Months 21
3 Years 9 Months 1
4 Years GO
4 Years 2 Months 2
4 Years 6 Months 1
5 Years 32
5 Years 6 Months 1
6 Years 12
6 Years 6 Months 1
7 Years 7
74 Years 1
7 Years 9 Months 14 Days 1
8 Years 1
10 Years 1
Indeterminate 1246
10 Days to 20 Days 2
15 Days to 30 Days 2
14 Days to 28 Days 1
20 Days to 40 Days 1
21 Days to 42 Days 2
25 Days to 50 Days 1
30 Days to 60 Days 13
30 Days to 6 Months 1
40 Days to 3 Months 1
60 Days to 120 Days 35
90 Days to 120 Days 1
90 Days to 180 Days 16
6 Weeks to 3 Months 1
1 Month to 2 Months 14
14 Months to 3 Months 1
2 Months to 4 Months 61
2 Months to 1 Year 1
21 Months to 5 Months 1
3 Months to 4 Months 2
3 Months to 6 Months 231
3 Months to 9 Months 3
3 Months to 1 Year 3
3 Months to 3 Years 1
3 Months 45 Days to 6
Months 1
4 Months to 6 Months 2
M ITT ED. — Continued.
Months to 8 Months 113
Months to 1 Year 2
Months to 3 Years 1
Months to 10 Months.. 45
Months to 12 Months.. 155
Months to 1 Year 205
Months to 18 Months 4
Months to 24 Months 2
Months to 2 Years 1
Months to 3 Years 2
Months to 14 Months 6
Months to 16 Months.. 17
Months to 18 Months 2
Months to 2 Years 1
Months to 18 Months 10l
Months 27 Days to 4
Years 1
Months to 20 Months. 14
Months to 22 Months 2
Months to 2 Years 1
Months to 24 Months 14
Months to 24 Months 1
Months to 28 Months 1
Months to 30 Months 12
Months to 32 Months 3
Months to 34 Months 2
Months to 3 Years 89
Months to 36 Months 36
Months to 4 Years 1
Months to 46 Months 1
Months to 68 Months 1
Year to 2 Years 315
Year to 3 Years 10
Year to 4 Years 1
Year to 5 Years 2
Year 5 Months to 3
Years 1
Year 6 Months to 3
Years 30
Year 6 Months to 2
Years 8 Months 1
Years to 3 Years 17
Years to 5 Years 1
Years to 3 Years 7
Years to 4 Years 136
Years to 6 Years 1
Years to 7 Years 1
Years to 10 Years 2
Years 1 Month to 4
Years 2 Months 1
Years 1 Month 4 Days
to 6 Years 1
COM
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
18
20
23
34
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
11
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
96
f
SENTENCE FOR WHICH COMMITTED— Continued.
2 Years 9 Months 28 Days
to 3 Years 9 Months
28 Days 1
24 Years to 3 Years 2
23 Years to 5 Years 39
3 Years to 6 Years 49
3 Years to 7 Years 1
3 Years 2 Months to 6
Years 4 Months 1
33 Years to 7 Years 2
4 Years to 8 Years 5
43 Years to 9 Years 2
5 Years to 6 Years l
5 Years to 10 Years 5
6 Years to 12 Years 2
73 Years to 15 Years 1
8 Years to 16 Years 2
94 Years to 10 lrears l
10 Years to 20 Years 2
210,262
97
IV
OF THE 210,262 RECEIVED THERE WERE COMMITTED FOR
The first time 116616
The second time 34795
The third time 16246
The fourth time 9643
The fifth time 6362
The sixth time 4966
The seventh time 3752
The eighth time 2717
The ninth time 1991
The tenth time 1991
The eleventh time 1203
The twelfth time 1193
The thirteenth time 830
The fourteenth time 831
The fifteenth time 827
The sixteenth time 602
The seventeenth time 487
The eighteenth time 475
The nineteenth time 438
The twentieth time 433
The twenty first time 319
The twenty-second time 262
The twenty-third time 244
The twenty-fourth time ... 239
The twenty-fifth time 238
The twenty sixth time 197
The twenty seventh time 157
The twenty eighth time _ 155
The twenty ninth time ... 139
The thirtieth time 157
The thirty first time 129
The thirty second time 107
The thirty third time 96
The thirty fourth time 89
The thirty fifth time 85
The thirty sixth time 73
The thirty seventh time 73
The thirty eighth time 72
The thirty ninth time 68
The fortieth time 67
The forty first time 62
The forty second time 52
The forty third time 49
The forty fourth time 46
The forty fifth time 40
The forty sixth time 39
The forty seventh time 33
The forty eighth time 30
The forty ninth time 28
The fiftieth time and over .. 519
210262
98
V
NATIVITY
United States
140193
Ireland
22409
Germany
9013
England
7521
Austria
9261
Italy
Scotland
2498
Russia
3370
Wales
1727
Poland
2584
Hungary
1688
Canada
1279
France
617
Switzerland
499
Sweden
608
Greece
346
Holland
87
Denmark
106
West Indies
154
Ocean
Belgium
67
Australia
65
Saxony
1
Norway
Roumania
169
Central America ...
36
East Indies
46
Spain
83
China
38
Mexico
423
Turkey
67
Africa
29
Arabia
26
Brazil
19
Isle of Man
8
Isle of Malta
6
New Foundland 6
Portugal 20
India 7
Japan 4
Argentine 15
Serbia .. 215
Egypt ll
Chile 3
Finland 88
Armenia 15
U. S. of Columbia 1
Bulgaria 49
Algeria * 6
Philippine Islands 2
Unknown 45
Syria 37
Porto Rico 13
Jerusalem 1
Albania .-. 8
Cuba 20
Croatia , 54
Jamaica 10
Czeclio-Slavia. 67
Jugo-Slavia 32
Lithuania 60
Uruguay 1
Hawaii 1
Ukrania 2
South Sea Islands 3
Bohemia 4
Cypress Islands 1
Morocco 2
Macedonia 2
Dalmatia 1
Alaska 1
210262
99
VI
AGE WHEN COMMITTED
Under 20 years of age 14,944
From 20 to 30 years of age 78,943
From 30 to 40 years of age 59,637
From 40 to 50 years of age 35,968
From 50 to 60 years of age 15,865
60 years and over 4,905
210,262
VII
EDUCATION
Read and write 163,001
Read or write 17,970
Neither read nor write 29,291
210,262
VIII
SOCIAL RELATIONS
Single 125,972
Married 70,221
Widower 8,952
Widow 5,117
210,262
100
CRIME OR OFFENSE— Continued
Rape & Adultery 9
Reckless Driving 5
Suspicious Person 39393
Selling, Manuacturing & Pos-
sessing Liquor 4790
Selling Lottery Tickets 37
Selling Diseased Meat 2
Selling Contraband in Prison 1
Seduction 46
Sodomy 76
Sodomy & Bastardy 8
Sodomy & Buggery 65
Setting up Gambling Device.. 2
Sending Threatening Letters 7
Surety of the Peace 6
Street Walking 443
Shooting to Kill 10
Shooting to Maim 4
Soliciting Persons to Commit
Felony 16
Soliciting Persons to Commit
Sodomy 4
Selling Cocaine 17
Selling Obscene Books 2
Trespass 233
Train Jumping 18
Threatening to Kill 2
Unlawful Wounding 453
Unlawful Assembling 9
Vagrancy 42623
Vagrancy & Suspicious Per-
son 176
Vagrancy & Being a Profes-
sional Thief 16
Vagrancy & Malicious Tres-
pass 4
Vagrancy & Assault & Bat-
tery 2
Vagrancy & Larceny 4
Violating City or Borough
Ordinance 2524
Violation of Public Peace 15
Violation of Public Health 8
Violation of Sephulcer 1
Visiting Disorderly House 2612
Visiting Gambling House 88
Visiting Bawdy House 20
Violation of Parole 34
Voluntary Manslaughter 26
Violation of Auto Law 62
Violation of Drug Act 29
Violation of Quarentine 9
Violation of Check Law 1
Violation of Snyder Act 7
Violation of Pharmacy Act 1
Violation of Junk Dealers Act 2
Watch Stuffing 1
Wife Beating 35
210,262
93
Ill
SENTENCES FOR WHICH COMMITTED
12 Hours ....
2
1 Day
26
3 Days ....
5
5 Days ....
47
6 Days ....
1
1 0 Days ....
343
1 1 Days ....
2
12 Days ....
1
14 Days ....
1
15 Days
63
17 Days ....
1
IS Days
2
20 Davs
1168
21 Days
2
22 Days ....
1
25 Days
9
27 Days
1
30 Davs
123075
31 Davs
2
34 Days
1
35 Days
1
39 Days
1
4 0 Days
188
41 Days
1
42 Days
1
43 Days
3
44 Days
1
45 Days
32
46 Days
1
50 Davs
11
60 Davs
27332
63 Days
3
65 Davs
14
68 Days
3
70 Davs
10
73 Davs
2
75 Days
....
8
80 Days
6
82 Davs .....
84 Days
2
86 Davs
1
90 Davs
21062
92 Days
1
93 Days ..
4
100 Days
8
110 Days
2
116 Days
1
118 Days
67
120 Days
3
125 Days r i
134 Days 13
149 Days 1
177 Days 1
180 Days 107
190 Days l
200 Days 1
209 Days 3
214 Days 1
238 Days 1
240 Days 3
241 Days 1
242 Days 1
300 Days 5
400 Days 3
470 Days 1
1 Month 133
2 Months 605
2 Months 9 Days 1
2 Months 11 Days l
2 Months 30 Days 1
24 Months 1
3 Months 4531
3 Months 5 Days 1
3 Months 10 Days 4
3 Months 15 Days 3
3 Months 20 Days 90
3 Months 26 Days 1
3 Months 30 Days 49
3 Months 40 Days 29
3 Months 60 Days 16
3 Months 90 Days 4
3 Months 100 Days 1
3 Months 120 Days 2
4 Months 3987
4 Months 10 Days 2
4 Months 13 Days 1
4 Months 15 Days 6
4 Months 20 Days 5
4 Months 25 Days 1
4 Months 27 Days 2
4 Months 30 Days 12
4 Months 60 Days 9
4 Months 120 Days 1
5 Months - 959
5 Months 1 Day 1
5 Months 5 days 2
5 Months 16 Days 1
5 Months 20 Days 4
94
SENTENCES FOR WHICH COMMITTED — Continued
5 Months 27 Days
2
1 Year 1 Month
2
5 Months 29 Days
5
1 Year 40 Days
1
5 Months 30 Days
3
1 Year 60 Days
4
5 Months 60 Days
1
1 Year 2 Months 3 Days
1
5 Months 135 Days
1
1 Year 2 Months 26 Days
1
6 Months
9601
1 Year 90 Days
. 5
6 Months 3 Days
1
1 Year 3 Months
9
6 Months 10 Days
1
1 Year 3 Months 2 Days
1
6 Months 15 Days
4
1 Year 4 Months
4
6 Months 20 Days
7
1 Year 4 Months 50 Days
1
6 Months 21 Days
1
1 Year 5 Months
1
6 Months 25 Days
1
1 Year 150 Days
2
6 Months 30 Days
4
1 -1 Years
16
6 Months 40 Days
4
1 Year 6 Months
41
6 Months 60 Days
2
1 Year 6 Months 30 Days
1
6 Months 84 Days
1
1 Year 5 Months 6 Days
1
6 Months 90 Days
3
1 Year 7 Months 1 Day
1
6 Months 111 Days
1
1 Year 8 Months ....
2
6 Months 120 Days
1
1 Year 9 Months
1
7 Months
366
1 Year 10 Months
2
7 Months 10 Days
1
1 Year 11 Months 17 Days
1
7 Months 15 Days
1
13 Months
42
7 Months 20 Days
3
14 Months
89
8 Months -
1085
15 Months
528
8 Months 5 Days
2
15 Months 30 Days
1
8 Months 27 Days
2
15 Months 60 Days
1
8 Months 60 Days
1
16 Months
84
8 Months 180 Days -
1
17 Months
12
9 Months
1702
18 Months
1329
9 Months 10 Days
4
18 Months 10 Days
3
9 Months 20 Days
2
18 Months 30 Days
2
9 Months 30 Days
1
19 Months
14
9 Months 50 Days
1
20 Months
69
9 Months 90 Days
1
20 Months 14 Days
1
1 0 Months
697
21 Months
55
10 Months 10 Days
1
21 Months 20 Days
1
10 Months 15 Days
3
22 Months
17
10 Months 19 Days
2
22 Months 13 Days
1
10 Months 20 Days
1
23 Months
3
10 Months 25 Days
1
26 Months
1
10 Months 60 Days
2
27 Months
1
11 Months
163
2 Years
1327
Ill Months
1
2 Years 1 Month
1
11 Months 15 Days
15
2 Years 1 Month 27 Days
1
11 Months 20 Days
10
2 Years 60 Days
2
11 Months 25 Days
29
2 Years 2 Months
9
11 Months 27 Days
1
2 Years 3 Months
26
11 Months 29 Days
62
2 Years 4 Months
22
11 Months 30 Days
1
2 Years 4 Months 10 Days
1
12 Months
22
2 Years 5 Months
4
1 Year
.. 4770
2 Years 5 Months 17 Days
1
1 Year 5 Days
2
2 Years 6 Months
149
1 Year 20 Days
1
24 Years
2
1 Year 30 Days
9
2 Years 7 Months
1
95
SENTENCE FOR WHICH COM M ITTED.— Continued.
2 Years 8 Months
2 Years 9 Months
2 Years 9 Months 10 Days
2 Years 10 Months
2 Years 11 Months
3 Years
3 Years 1 Month
3 Years 2 Months
3 Years 60 Days
3 Years 3 Months
3 Years 3 Months 16 Days
3 Years 4 Months
3 Years R Months 3 Days
3 Years 6 Months
3 Years 9 Months
4 Years
4 Years 2 Months
4 Years 6 Months
5 Years
5 Years 6 Months
6 Years
6 Years 6 Months
7 Years
74 Years
7 Years 9 Months 14 Days
8 Years
10 Years
Indeterminate
10 Days to 20 Days
15 Days to 30 Days
14 Days to 28 Days
20 Days to 40 Days
21 Days to 42 Days
25 Days to 50 Days ..
30 Days to 60 Days
30 Days to 6 Months
40 Days to 3 Months
60 Days to 120 Days
90 Days to 120 Days
90 Days to 180 Days
6 Weeks to 3 Months
1 Month to 2 Months
14 Months to 3 Months
2 Months to 4 Months
2 Months to 1 Year
24 Months to 5 Months
3 Months to 4 Months
3 Months to 6 Months
3 Months to 9 Months
3 Months to 1 Year
3 Months to 3 Years
3 Months 45 Days to 6
Months
4 Months to 6 Months
4 Months to 8 Months 113
4 Months to 1 Year 2
4 Months to 3 Years 1
5 Months to 10 Months 45
6 Months to 12 Months 155
6 Months to 1 Year 205
6 Months to 18 Months.. 4
6 Months to 24 Months 2
6 Months to 2 Years 1
6 Months to 3 Years 2
7 Months to 14 Months 6
8 Months to 16 Months 17
8 Months to 18 Months 2
8 Months to 2 Years 1
9 Months to 18 Months.. 101
9 Months 27 Days to 4
Years l
10 Months to 20 Months. 14
11 Months to 22 Months 2
11 Months to 2 Years 1
12 Months to 24 Months 14
13 Months to 24 Months 1
14 Months to 28 Months 1
15 Months to 30 Months 12
16 Months to 32 Months 3
17 Months to 34 Months. 2
18 Months to 3 Years 89
18 Months to 36 Months 36
20 Months to 4 Years 1
23 Months to 46 Months 1
34 Months to 68 Months 1
1 Year to 2 Years 315
1 Year to 3 Years 10
1 Year to 4 Years 1
1 Year to 5 Years 2
1 Year 5 Months to 3
Years 1
1 Year 6 Months to 3
Years 30
1 Year 6 Months to 2
Years 8 Months 1
1J Years to 3 Years 17
14 Years to 5 Years 1
2 Years to 3 Years 7
2 Years to 4 Years 136
2 Years to 6 Years 1
2 Years to 7 Years 1
2 Years to 10 Years 2
2 Years 1 Month to 4
Years 2 Months 1
2 Years 1 Month 4 Days
to 6 Years 1
3
6
1
2
1
274
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
21
1
60
2
1
32
1
12
1
7
1
1
1
1
1246
2
2
1
1
2
1
13
1
1
35
1
16
1
14
1
61
1
1
2
231
3
3
1
1
2
96
*(ri co CO °°
SENTENCE FOR WHICH COMMITTED. — Continued.
2
O 1
3i
Years 9 Months 28 Days
to 3 Years 9 Months
28 Days
Years to 3 Years
Years to 5 Years
Years to 6 Years
Years to 7 Years
Years 2 Months to 6
Years 4 Months
Years to 7 Years
4 Years to 8 Years
4J Years to 9 Years
1 5 Years to 6 Years
2 5 Years to 10 Years
39 6 Years to 12 Years .
49 71 Years to 15 Years.
1 8 Years to 16 Years .
^ 9J Years to 10 Years
2 10 Years to 20 Years .
5
2
1
5
2
1
2
1
2
210,262
97
IV
OF THE 210,262 RECEIVED THERE WERE COMMITTED FOR
The first time 116616
The second time 34795
The third time - 16246
The fourth time 9643
The fifth time 6362
The sixth time 4966
The seventh time 3752
The eighth time 2717
The ninth time 199!
The tenth time - 1991
The eleventh time 1203
The twelfth time 1193
The thirteenth time 830
The fourteenth time 831
The fifteenth time ■ 827
The sixteenth time 602
The seventeenth time 487
The eighteenth time 475
The nineteenth time - 438
The twentieth time 433
The twenty first time 319
The twenty-second time 262
The twenty-third time 244
The twenty-fourth time 239
The twenty-fifth time 238
The twenty sixth time 197
The twenty seventh time 157
The twenty eighth time 155
The twenty ninth time 139
The thirtieth time 157
The thirty first time 129
The thirty second time 107
The thirty third time , 96
The thirty fourth time 89
The thirty fifth time — 85
The thirty sixth time 73
The thirty seventh time 73
The thirty eighth time 72
The thirty ninth time 68
The fortieth time 67
The forty first time 62
The forty second time 52
The forty third time 49
The forty fourth time 46
The forty fifth time 40
The forty sixth time 39
The forty seventh time 33
The forty eighth time _...« 30
The forty ninth time 28
The fiftieth time and over .. 519
210262
98
V
NATIVITY
United States 140193
Ireland 22409
Germany 9013
England 7521
Austria 9261
Italy 4265
Scotland 2498
Russia 3370
Wales 1727
Poland 2584
Hungary 1688
Canada !.. 1279
France 617
Switzerland 499
Sweden 608
Greece : 346
Holland 87
Denmark 106
West Indies 154
Ocean 65
Belgium 67
Australia 65
Saxony 1
Norway 82
Roumania 169
Central America 36
East Indies 46
Spain 83
China 38
Mexico 423
Turkey 67
Africa 29
Arabia 26
Brazil 19
Isle of Man 8
Isle of Malta 6
New Foundland 6
Portugal 20
India 7
Japan 4
Argentine 15
Serbia 215
Egypt 11
Chile 3
Finland 88
Armenia 15
U. S. of Columbia 1
Bulgaria 49
Algeria 6
Philippine Islands.. 2
Unknown 45
Syria 37
Poi’to Rico 13
Jerusalem 1
Albania 8
Cuba 20
Croatia 54
Jamaica 10
Czecho-Slavia ,. 67
Jugo-Slavia 32
Lithuania 60
Uruguay 1
Hawaii 1
Ukrania 1 2
South Sea Islands 3
Bohemia 4
Cypress Islands 1
Morocco 2
Macedonia 2
Dalmatia 1
Alaska 1
210262
99
VI
AGE WHEN COMMITTED
Under 20 years of age 14,944
From 20 to 30 years of age 78,943
From 30 to 40 years of age 59,637
From 40 to 50 years of age 35,968
From 50 to 60 years of age 15,865
60 years and over 4,905
210,262
VII
EDUCATION
Read and write
Read or write
Neither read nor write
163,001
17,970
29,291
210,262
VIII
SOCIAL RELATIONS
Single ...
Married
Widower
Widow
125,972-
70,221
. 8,952
5,117
210,262
100
IX
OF THE 29,296 WHO COULD NOT READ OR WRITE,
WERE NATIVES OF
United States - - 12714
Ireland - 4,509
Austria _ .. - 3869
Italy ..._ .J. 1910
Russia 1662
England .. 888
Poland : 1127
Germany 545
Hungary _...... 564
Wales 462
Scotland 162
France 92
Canada 93
Greece 109
Switzerland — 25
Holland 23
Arabia 20
Belgium 19
Roumania 50
South Sea Islands 1
Sweden - 16
Turkey .'. , 17
West Indies — 31
East Indies - 10
China 9
Australia 4
Ocean 2
Spain — : 9
Central America 2
Mexico 126
U. S. of Columbia 1
Serbia 86
Portugal _ 8
Unknown 12
Bulgaria - _ 5
Jamaica - , ~ ■ 2
Finland - 5
Assyria .'. .". 15
Syria 1 7
Porto Rico 5
Jerusalem 1
Albania - - 5
Cuba - , 3
Croatia - 15
Africa - 2
Jugo-Slavia — - - 8
Czecho-Slavia 14
Lithuania 28
Cypress Island - 1
Armenia - 2
Bohemia 1
101
29296
X
HABITS OF LIFE
Abstinent - - - 24,049
Moderate drinker — 62,099
Occasionally intemperate 89,623
Intemperate ’ - 34,438
Drug addict 53
210,262
XI
COLOR
White males 149,740
Colored males - 36,248
White females - 19,451
Colored females — 4,823
210,262
XII
TOTAL NUMBER OF PRISONERS RECEIVED SINCE THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKHOUSE AND
FROM WHAT LOCALITIES
Received from August 6th, 1869 to Dec. 31st, 1926:
From Pittsburgh - 161,796
From in Allegheny county 27,940
From other counties 15,982 205,718
Received during 1927:
From Pittsburgh
From in Allegheny county
From other counties
4,544
102
2,801
1,031
712
210,262
XIII
NUMBER OF DEATHS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE WORKHOUSE
Tuberculosis 96
Pneumonia 83
Debility 28
Heart disease 39
Delirium tremens 22
Typhoid fever _ 23
Chronic alcoholism 18
Suicide 17
Epilepsy 10
Dropsy 8
Asthma ; 9
Phthisis „ 7
Apoplexy 10
Small pox 6
Hemorrhage ...v 7
Accident 5
Peritonitis 4
Nephritis 7
Syphilis .-. 6
Congestion of brain 2
Fracture of skull 4
Convulsions 2
Cholera morbus 2
Scarlet fever 1
Cerebro spinal meningitis 1
Erysipelas 2
Tetanus 2
Emphysema 1
Ovarian tumor 1
Chronic diorrhea and
Ulceration of bowels 1
Hemoptysis 1
Intestinal Obstruction 2
Diabetes 1
Gastritis 1
Opium eating 1
Inflammation of Bowels 1
Vegetable Poisoning 1
Intususception of bowels 1
Operation on neck 1
Endocarditis 3
Bright’s disease 1
Chronic bronchitis 2
Catarrahal enteritis 1
Exhaustion from morphine... 2
Cellulitis 1
Meningitis 2
Anaemia 1
Cholocystitis 2
Poisoning 1
Aortic Aneuryam 1
Cancer 1
Carcinoma of stomach 3
Leukemia 1
Cirrhosis of liver 2
Arterio Sclerosis 2
Acute indigestion 1
Influenza 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 24
Lobar Pneumonia 6
Dilated Heart 2
Di-owned 1
Hemopericardium 1
Chronic myocarditis 2
Tubercular meningitis 1
Acute Myelitis Posterior 1
Bronchial Pneumonia 1
Angina Pectoris 1
Petechia Hemorrhagica 1
Gastric cancer complicating
Tuberculosis 1
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